Harlequin Britain: Pantomime and Entertainment, 1690–1760

by admin on June 21, 2010

Harlequin Britain: Pantomime and Entertainment, 1690--1760

Review

“A good read for even the most casual theater historian.” — Choice”John O’Brien’s Harlequin Britain is an original and provocative study of the ways in which pantomime, entertainment, and modernity are entwined in English culture. It adds significantly to our understanding of the role of the theater in the early eighteenth century and makes a compelling case for the significance of theatrical performance to the emergence of the Habermasian bourgeois public sphere.” — Robert Markley, University of Illinois”A complex, rich work… an original important contribution to the history of the body and to political culture.” — Lisa Forman Cody, American Historical Review”He develops his micro-history of the growth and chang [Read More...]

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