National Myth and Imperial Fantasy: Representations of Britishness on the Early Eighteenth-century Stage

National Myth and Imperial Fantasy: Representations of Britishness on the Early Eighteenth-century Stage

by Marshall Louise H . (Author)

Synopsis

Eighteenth-century drama is often dismissed as homogenous, aesthetically uninteresting, or politically complacent. This book reveals the incredibly intriguing and intricate nature of the period's history plays and their often messy dramatisaton of the complexities of patriotic rhetoric and national identification.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Edition: 2008
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 07 Nov 2008

ISBN 10: 0230573371
ISBN 13: 9780230573376