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Harlequin Empire

Race, Ethnicity and the Drama of the Popular Enlightenment

David Worrall author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Jan '07

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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.

'This book is extensively documented and benefits from Worrall's thorough research of dramatic subgenres. Summing Up: Recommended' CHOICE

  • Short-listed for Theatre Book Prize 2007

ISBN: 9781851968510

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 521g

272 pages