{"product_id":"harlequin-britain-9781421416939","title":"Harlequin Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in a lively style rich with anecdotes, Harlequin Britain establishes the emergence of eighteenth-century English pantomime, with its promiscuous blending of genres and subjects, as a key moment in the development of modern entertainment culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good read for even the most casual theater historian. Choice A complex, rich work... an original, important contribution to the history of the body and to political culture. American Historical Review This well argued text on pantomime offers a fascinating investigation of a subgenre of British theater. Scriblerian He develops his micro-history of the growth and changes in British life with finesse and precision and a rich grasp of detail. -- David Mayer Theatre Notebook A good example of how to write cultural history today. -- Jacky Bratton Journal of British Studies For readers who share O'Brien's intellectual priorities, this book may well come to be regarded as an important contribution. -- David A. Brewer Modern Philology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Perseus and Andromeda and the Meaning of Eighteenth-Century Pantomime\u003cbr\u003e2. Pantomime, Popular Culture, and the Invention of the English Stage\u003cbr\u003e3. Wit Corporeal\u003cbr\u003e4. Magic and Mimesis\u003cbr\u003eEntr'acte\u003cbr\u003e5. \"Infamous Harlequin Mimicry\"\u003cbr\u003e6. Harlequin Walpole\u003cbr\u003e7. David Garrick and the Institutionalizationof English Pantomime\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408116261207,"sku":"9781421416939","price":23.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/harlequin-britain-9781421416939","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}