Reading masques : the English masque and public culture in the seventeenth century

Reading masques : the English masque and public culture in the seventeenth century / Lauren Shohet.

Considering masques from the point of view of reception as well as production, this work illuminates intersections of elite and public culture in 17th century England. The author traces the ways that both courtly and non-courtly masques circulated, and rethinks what it means to "read" a ma...

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Main Author: Shohet, Lauren
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, U.K. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
English drama > 17th century > History and criticism.
Masques, English > History and criticism.
Popular culture and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Popular culture > England > History > 17th century.
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Summary:Considering masques from the point of view of reception as well as production, this work illuminates intersections of elite and public culture in 17th century England. The author traces the ways that both courtly and non-courtly masques circulated, and rethinks what it means to "read" a masque.
Physical Description:viii, 288 p. : ill., music ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-270) and index.
ISBN:9780199295890 (hardback)
0199295891 (hardback)

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