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The Resource Theatre and governance in Britain, 1500-1900 : democracy, disorder and the state, Tony Fisher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, (electronic resource)

Theatre and governance in Britain, 1500-1900 : democracy, disorder and the state, Tony Fisher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, (electronic resource)

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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'.--
Language
eng
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Extent
1 online resource (ix, 282 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction: the discourses of theatre and governance
  • Origins of the discourse on theatre
  • The theatre of the multitude
  • Revolts of conduct on the Restoration stage
  • Theatre and its publics
  • Theatrocracy and the public sphere
  • The beggar's opera and the criminal picturesque
  • The deontic stage in the eighteenth century: George Lillo's The London merchant
  • Theatre in the age of reform
  • The governmentalisation of the stage
  • The theatre dispositif of the late nineteenth century
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9781316633311
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316855966
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Theatre and governance in Britain, 1500-1900 : democracy, disorder and the state
Title
Theatre and governance in Britain, 1500-1900
Title remainder
democracy, disorder and the state
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Tony Fisher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Title variation
Theatre & Governance in Britain, 1500–1900
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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'.--
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1964-
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Fisher, Tony
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Literary form
non fiction
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Theatre and governance in Britain, 1500-1900 : democracy, disorder and the state, Tony Fisher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316855966
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Contents
Introduction: the discourses of theatre and governance -- Origins of the discourse on theatre -- The theatre of the multitude -- Revolts of conduct on the Restoration stage -- Theatre and its publics -- Theatrocracy and the public sphere -- The beggar's opera and the criminal picturesque -- The deontic stage in the eighteenth century: George Lillo's The London merchant -- Theatre in the age of reform -- The governmentalisation of the stage -- The theatre dispositif of the late nineteenth century
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CR9781316855966
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (ix, 282 pages)
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online
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9781316633311
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computer
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rdamedia
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digital, PDF file(s).
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remote
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(OCoLC)999325383
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Theatre and governance in Britain, 1500-1900 : democracy, disorder and the state, Tony Fisher, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316855966
Publication
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: the discourses of theatre and governance -- Origins of the discourse on theatre -- The theatre of the multitude -- Revolts of conduct on the Restoration stage -- Theatre and its publics -- Theatrocracy and the public sphere -- The beggar's opera and the criminal picturesque -- The deontic stage in the eighteenth century: George Lillo's The London merchant -- Theatre in the age of reform -- The governmentalisation of the stage -- The theatre dispositif of the late nineteenth century
Control code
CR9781316855966
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (ix, 282 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781316633311
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)999325383

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