Ways of the World : Theater and Cosmopolitanism in the Restoration and Beyond /

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"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 impac...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean), 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Literature and society > England > 17th century.
Cosmopolitanism in literature.
Cosmopolitanism > England > History > 17th century.
Theater > England > History > 17th century.
English drama > Restoration, 1660-1700 > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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