{"product_id":"ways-of-the-world-theater-and-cosmopolitanism-in-the-restoration-and-beyond-hardback-9781501751585","title":"Ways of the World; Theater and Cosmopolitanism in the Restoration and Beyond (Hardback) 9781501751585","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWays of the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheater and Cosmopolitanism in the Restoration and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaura J. Rosenthal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501751585\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages, 16 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 16 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis well-argued, thought-provoking book argues for the key role of theater in the development of English cosmopolitanism and imperialism during the Restoration and 18th century. Well written and persuasive, the book significantly furthers the study of Restoration theater and its connections to the politics of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e - L. S. Stanavage, SUNY Potsdam (Choice) \u003cp\u003eWith regard to the study of emotions as culturally and temporally specific phenomena, \u003ci\u003eWays of the World\u003c\/i\u003e has much on offer.\u003c\/p\u003e (Emotions: History, Culture \u0026amp; Society)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWays of the World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexplores cosmopolitanism as it emerged during the Restoration and the role theater played in both memorializing and satirizing its implications and consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e Rooted in the Stuart ambition to raise the status of England through two crucial investments—global traffic, including the slave trade, and cultural sophistication—this intensified global orientation led to the creation of global mercantile networks and to the rise of an urban British elite who drank Ethiopian coffee out of Asian porcelain at Ottoman-inspired coffeehouses. Restoration drama exposed cosmopolitanism's most embarrassing and troubling aspects, with such writers as Joseph Addison, Aphra Behn, John Dryden, and William Wycherley dramatizing the emotional and ethical dilemmas that imperial and commercial expansion brought to light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAltering standard narratives about Restoration drama, Laura J. Rosenthal shows how the reinvention of theater in this period—including technical innovations and the introduction of female performers—helped make possible performances that held the actions of the nation up for scrutiny, simultaneously indulging and ridiculing the violence and exploitation being perpetuated. In doing so, \u003ci\u003eWays of the World\u003c\/i\u003e reveals an otherwise elusive consistency between Restoration genres (comedy, tragedy, heroic plays, and tragicomedy), disrupts conventional understandings of the rise and reception of early capitalism, and offers a fresh perspective on theatrical culture in the context of the shifting political realities of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. All Roads Lead to Rhodes: William Davenant, Ottomanphilia, and the Reinvention of Theater in the Restoration\u003cbr\u003e 2. Travestie: William Wycherley, the Fop, and the Provincial Girl\u003cbr\u003e 3. Indian Queens and the Queen Who Brought the Indies: Dryden, Settle, and the Tragedies of Empire\u003cbr\u003e 4. Restoration Legacies: Tragic Monarchs, Exotic and Enslaved\u003cbr\u003e 5. \"Have You Not Been Sophisticated?\": The Afterlife of the Restoration Actress\u003cbr\u003e 6. Histories of Their Own Times: Burnet, Cibber, and Rochester\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Mr. Spectator, Adam Smith, and the New Global Citizenship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702259904792,"sku":"9781501751585","price":36.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ways-of-the-world-theater-and-cosmopolitanism-in-the-restoration-and-beyond-hardback-9781501751585","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}