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Performing libertinism in Charles II's court : politics, drama, sexuality /
Performing Libertinism in Charles II's Court: Politics, Drama, Sexuality examines the performative nature of Restoration libertinism by reading reports of libertine activities and texts of libertine plays within the context of the fraternization between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, John...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Performing Libertinism in Charles II's Court: Politics, Drama, Sexuality examines the performative nature of Restoration libertinism by reading reports of libertine activities and texts of libertine plays within the context of the fraternization between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Sir Charles Sedley, Sir George Etherege, and William Wycherley. Webster argues that libertines, both real and imagined, performed traditionally secretive acts, including excessive drinking, sex, sedition, and sacrilege, in the public sphere. This eruption of the private into the public challenged a Stuart ideology that distinguished between the nation's public life and the king's and his subjects' private consciences. Although this eruption was contained by the early 1680s, the libertine performances this book analyzes nevertheless played an important part in the history of English radicalism. |
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| Notas: | Based on the author's thesis (doctoral, University of Tennessee). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (251 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781403980281 1403980284 9781403967190 1403967199 128136844X 9781281368447 9786611368449 6611368442 |