Includes bibliographical references (pages 287 - 297) and index.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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