Empire on the English Stage 1660 1714

by Bridget Orr

Contesting the argument that Restoration and early eighteenth-century drama referred almost exclusively to domestic social and political issues, Empire on the English Stage 1660-1714 shows that the theatre was a crucial location for debates over England's contemporaneous colonial expansion. The book provides a comprehensive account of colonialism, national identity and the representation of race and ethnicity on stage. Joining historical discussions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521036003
• ISBN13: 9780521036009
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"