Empire on the English Stage 1660-1714

by Bridget Orr

Overview

Empire on the Restoration Stage analyzes Restoration and early-eighteenth-century drama in terms of empire. The book provides a comprehensive account of colonialism, national identity and the representation of race and ethnicity on stage. Joining current historical discussions of the development of British imperial ideology, Bridget Orr argues that dramatic texts and production provide a rich and unexamined archive in which the issues attendant on the emergence of the first empire figure largely.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521036009
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/26/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Bridget Orr is Assistant Professor at the Department of English, Fordham University.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. New habits on the stage; 2. Enlarging the poet's empire: poetics, politics and heroic plays, 1660–1714; 3. The great Turks: the Ottomans on stage, 1660–1714; 4. The most famous monarchs of the East; 5. Spain's grand project of a universal empire; 6. Brave new worlds: Utopian plays of the Restoration; 7. The customs of the country: colonialism and comedy; 8. Romans and Britons; Conclusion; Notes; Works cited; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"This valuable study...is the first work to treat this theme throughout the entire canon of the genre and beyond it.Orr's commentaries shed new light on these plays. Highly recommended." Choice

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