Performing Libertinism in Charles II's Court
Performing Libertinism in Charles II's Court examines the performative nature of Restoration libertinism through reports of libertine activities and texts of libertine plays within the context of the fraternization between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Sir Charles Sedley, Sir George Etherege, and William Wycherley. Webster argues that libertines, both real and imagined, performed traditionally secretive acts, including excessive drinking, sex, sedition, and sacrilege, in the public sphere. This eruption of the private into the public challenged a Stuart ideology that distinguished between the nation's public life and the king's and his subjects' private consciences.
| Autor: | Webster, J. |
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| ISBN: | 9781403967190 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Springer Nature EN |
| Veröffentlicht: | 11.08.2005 |
| Untertitel: | Politics, Drama, Sexuality |
| Schlagworte: | B British and Irish Literature British literature European History European Literature Europe—History Europe—History—1492- Fiction Fiction & related items Fiction Literature Fiction and Related items Great Britain—History History of Britain and Ireland History of Early Modern Europe Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literature, Modern—19th century Nineteenth-Century Literature Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection c 1500 onwards to present day |
JEREMY W. WEBSTER is Assistant Professor of English at Ohio University, USA.