Gentility and the Comic Theatre of Late Stuart London |
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| Author:
| Dawson, Mark S. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-84809-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $118.00 |
Book Description:
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The book examines what it meant to be a member of the English social elite, the gentry, during the early modern era. It does so by asking how gentility was portrayed through plays at London's theatres (1660-1725). Mark Dawson revises several of social history's conclusions about the gentry.
The book examines what it meant to be a member of the English social elite, the gentry, during the early modern era. It does so by asking how gentility was portrayed through plays at London's theatres (1660-1725). Mark Dawson revises several of social history's conclusions about the gentry.