| 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. |
| Abstract |
"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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 29, 2020). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean), 1960- Ways of the world Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020. 9781501751585 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020016157 |
| ISBN | 9781501751608 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1501751603 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781501751592 electronic book |
| ISBN | 150175159X electronic book |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| Stock number | 22573/ctvx0q3p7 JSTOR |
