Harlequin empire: race, ethnicity and the drama of the popular enlightenment
Auteur :
Worrall, David
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781851968510
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2007
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
521 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Under the 1737 Licensing Act, Covent Garden, Dury Lane and regional Theatres Royal held a monopoly on the dramatic canon. This work explores the presentation of foreign cultures and ethnicities on the popular British stage from 1750 to 1840. It argues that this illegitimate stage was the site for a plebeian Enlightenment.