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Theatrical Nation: Jews and Other Outlandish Englishmen in Georgian Britain
Michael Ragussis
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Hardback. Focusing on such popular figures as the stage Jew, Scot, and Irishman, Michael Ragussis reveals the crucial role the theater played in developing, maintaining, and questioning the ethnic stereotypes through which the identity of the English nation was defined. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Perhaps the most significant development of the Georgian theater was its multiplication of ethnic, colonial, and provincial character types parading across the stage. In Theatrical Nation, Michael Ragussis opens up an archive of neglected plays and performances to examine how this flood of domestic and colonial others showcased England in general and London in particular as the center of an increasingly complex and culturally mixed nation and empire, and in this way illuminated the shifting identity of a newly configured Great Britain.
In asking what kinds of ideological work these ethnic figures performed and what forms were invented to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Haney Foundation Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812242201
SKU
V9780812242201
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About Michael Ragussis
Michael Ragussis is Professor of English at Georgetown University. His previous books include Figures of Conversion: "The Jewish Question" and English National Identity.
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