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Ways of the world : theater and cosmopolitanism in the Restoration and beyond / Laura J. Rosenthal

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Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean), 1960-
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvii, 308 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
All Roads Lead to Rhodes : William Davenant, Ottomanphilia, and the Reinvention of Theater in the Restoration -- Travesties : William Wycherley, the Fop, and the Provincial Girl -- Indian Queens and the Queen Who Brought the Indies -- Restoration Legacies : Tragic Monarchs, Exotic and Enslaved -- "Have you not been sophisticated?" : The After-life of the Restoration Actress -- Histories of Their Own Times: Burnet, Cibber, and Rochester -- Epilogue : Mr. Spectator, Adam Smith, and the New Global Citizenship.
Summary
"An account of how Restoration drama (England, 1660-1700) both promoted and satirized Stuart imperial and cosmopolitan ambitions, including discussions of the depiction of the Ottoman, Chinese, French, Dutch and Spanish Empires; the slave trade; the novelty of the actress; and the lasting impact of the Restoration on British theater"--
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9781501751608 electronic book
1501751603 electronic book
9781501751592 electronic book
150175159X electronic book
9781501751585 hardcover
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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