Theatre and Governance in Britain, 1500–1900: Democracy, Disorder and the State

By: Tony Fisher

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Synopsis: This book begins with a simple observation - that just as the theatre resurfaced during the late Renaissance, so too government as we understand it today also began to appear. Their mutually entwining history was to have a profound influence on the development of the modern British stage. This volume proposes a new reading of theatre's relation to the public sphere. Employing a series of historical case studies drawn from the London theatre, Tony Fisher shows why the stage was of such great concern to government by offering close readings of well-known religious, moral, political, economic and legal disputes over the role, purpose and function of the stage in the 'well-ordered society'. In framing these disputes in relation to what Michel Foucault called the emerging 'art of government', this book draws out - for the first time - a full genealogy of the governmental 'discourse on the theatre'.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781316863596
Related ISBNs:: 9781107182158, 9781107182158
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 06/16/18
Copyrighted By:: Tony Fisher
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.