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Author:

Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean), 1960- author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xvii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

1600-1700
English drama--Restoration, 1660-1700--History and criticism.
Theater--England--History--17th century.
Cosmopolitanism--England--History--17th century.
Cosmopolitanism in literature.
Literature and society--England--17th century.
History.
Cosmopolitanism.
Cosmopolitanism in literature.
English drama--Restoration.
Literature and society.
Theater.
England.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

1501751581
9781501751585

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1144742710

LCCN:

2020016156

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)