02896nam 2200589Ia 450 991077744220332120230207224559.01-58729-417-6(CKB)1000000000447508(EBL)837036(OCoLC)56109568(SSID)ssj0000153439(PQKBManifestationID)11158755(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153439(PQKBWorkID)10405715(PQKB)11547634(MiAaPQ)EBC837036(MdBmJHUP)muse12539(Au-PeEL)EBL837036(CaPaEBR)ebr10354526(EXLCZ)99100000000044750820011109d2002 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFangs of malice[electronic resource] hypocrisy, sincerity, & acting /Matthew H. WikanderIowa City University of Iowa Pressc20021 online resource (265 p.)Studies in theatre history & cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-87745-809-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgments; Prologue. The Actor as Hypocrite; Act One. They dress up; Scene One. As Secret as Maidenhead; Scene Two. Putting on the Cloth; Scene Three. Humanizing the Fop; Act Two. They lie; Scene One. Rousseau and the Cult of Sincerity; Scene Two. Playing Joseph Surface; Scene Three. Ibsen's Small Stage of Fools; Scene Four. Princely Hypocrite; Act Three. They drink; Scene One. The Tavern; Scene Two. Liberty Hall; Scene Three. Harry Hope's Saloon; Scene Four. Contested Sites; Epilogue; Notes; IndexThe idea that actors are hypocrites and fakes and therefore dangerous to society was widespread in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Fangs of Malice examines the equation between the vice of hypocrisy and the craft of acting as it appears in antitheatrical tracts, in popular and high culture, and especially in plays of the period. Rousseau and others argue that actors, expert at seeming other than they are, pose a threat to society; yet dissembling seems also to be an inevitable consequence of human social intercourse. The ""antitheatrical prejudiceo offers a unique perspective on the Studies in theatre history and culture.ActingPsychological aspectsActorsSocial life and customsTheater and societyActingPsychological aspects.ActorsSocial life and customs.Theater and society.792/.028/019Wikander Matthew H552974MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777442203321Fangs of malice3759029UNINA