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Theatrical nation Jews and other outlandish Englishmen in Georgian Britain

Title
Theatrical nation [electronic resource] : Jews and other outlandish Englishmen in Georgian Britain / Michael Ragussis.
Author
Ragussis, Michael
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2010.

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Description
1 online resource (vii, 247 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
Haney Foundation series
Uniform Title
  • Haney Foundation series.
  • Theatrical nation (Online)
Alternative Title
Theatrical nation (Online)
Subject
  • Theater > Great Britain > History > 18th century
  • English drama > 18th century > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Note on performance histories -- One: "Family quarrels" -- Two: "Cutting off tongues": Multiethnic spectacle and ethnic passing -- Three: "Cheeld o'Commerce": Merchants, Jews, and fathers in a commercial nation -- Four: "Circumcised Gentiles," On stage and off -- Five: Novel performances and "the Slaves of Art" -- Six: "For our English eyes": Regendering ethnic performance in the novel -- Epilogue: New scenes for old farces.
LCCN
2009029478
OCLC
ssj0000703479
Author
Ragussis, Michael.
Title
Theatrical nation [electronic resource] : Jews and other outlandish Englishmen in Georgian Britain / Michael Ragussis.
Imprint
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2010.
Series
Haney Foundation series
Haney Foundation series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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