Actors, audiences, and emotions in the eighteenth century : communities of sentiment

Actors, audiences, and emotions in the eighteenth century : communities of sentiment / Glen McGillivray.

The behavior of people in theaters of the eighteenth century still presents us with a puzzle: why the effusive emotion? In this brilliant study, drawing on a wealth of source material, the emotional style which peaked in Sentimentalism is explained through a deep historical ethnography of the emotio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGillivray, Glen, 1963- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Series:Palgrave studies in the history of emotions.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Emotions in the performing arts > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Performing arts > Audiences > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Theater > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Emotions in the performing arts
Performing arts > Audiences
Theater
Great Britain
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Playing to Type
  • 3. Communicating Emotions: The Arts of the Actor
  • 4. Regulating and Mobilizing Emotions: The Audience
  • 5. Mediating Emotions: Practicing Emotions in Place
  • 6. Conclusion.

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