Antitheatricality and the Body Public

Antitheatricality and the Body Public
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : 9780812248739
ISBN-13 : 0812248732
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Download or read book Antitheatricality and the Body Public written by Lisa A. Freeman and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an exploration of antitheatrical incidents from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, Lisa A. Freeman demonstrates that at the heart of antitheatrical disputes lies a struggle over the character of the body politic that governs a nation and the bodies public that could be said to represent that nation.


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