Heroes & states on the ideology of Restoration tragedy - Canfield, J. Douglas, (John Douglas) (The University Press of Kentucky, 2000)
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Heroes and States: Heroic Romance; 2. Villains and States: Romantic Tragedy; 3. Fathers and Sons: Political Tragedy; 4. States of Mind: Personal Tragedy; 5. Apocalypse Now: Tragical Satire; 6. States and Estates: Tragicomic Romance; 7. Dramatic Shifts: Shifting Tropes of Ideology in Revolutionary Tragedy; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Index of Characters
To understand the cultural history of England during the Restoration, one need look no further than the theater, which was attended by the gentry as well as by members of the middle and lower classes. The theater of this period embodied the values, meanings, and power relations of Restoration England. In Heroes and States, Douglas Canfield argues that drama not only represents but actually helps constitute the value and belief systems of an entire culture. Heroes and States completes Canfield's two-volume cultural history of Restoration drama, begun in Tricksters and Estates: On the Ideology