National Myth and Imperial Fantasy: Representations of British Identity on the Early Eighteenth-Century Stage

Marshall, Louise H.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349364589

DOI: 10.1057/9780230584235

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 223