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Author Shohet, Lauren.

Title Reading masques : the English masque and public culture in the seventeenth century / Lauren Shohet
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Series UPSO - Oxford University Press E-Books
Contents Horizons of the masque -- Reading -- Interpreting -- The masque and the news -- Politics, epistemology, and public theater -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Texts included in Francis Kirkman's 1661 and 1671 catalogues, in category "M" ; Texts designated masques ("M") in Edward Archer's 1656 catalogue ; Texts designated masques ("M") in William London's 1658 catalogue ; Humphrey Dyson's purchases of masques and entertainments 1610-1630
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. Lauren Shohet traces the ways that both courtly and non-courtly masques circulated, and rethinks what it means to "read" a masque
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
English
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Subject Masques, English -- History and criticism
Masques, English
Maskerspelen.
Hofcultuur.
Volkscultuur.
Englisch
Masque
Maskenspiel
Drama.
Englisch.
Maskenspiel.
Volkskultur.
Hof.
English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
Masques, English -- History and criticism.
Popular culture and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
England
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199295890
0199295891
9780191594311
0191594318