{"product_id":"materializing-the-east-in-early-modern-english-drama-9781350300453","title":"Materializing the East in Early Modern English","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite the popularity of plays about the East, the representation of the East in early modern drama has been either overlooked, marginalized as footnotes or generalized into stereotypes. \u003ci\u003eMaterializing the East in Early Modern English Drama\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the multi-layered, often conflicting and changing perceptions of the East and how dramatic works made use of their respective theatrical space to represent the concept of the East in drama.  This volume re-examines the (mis)representation of the East on the early modern English outdoor and indoor stage and broadens our understanding of early modern theatrical productions beyond Shakespeare and the European continent. It traces the origin of conventional depictions of the East to university dramas and explores how they influenced the commercial stage. Chapters uncover how conflicting representations of the East were communicated on stage through the material aspects of stage architecture, costumes and performance effects.  The colle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors  Introduction \u003ci\u003eMurat Ögütcü (Adiyaman University, Turkey) and Aisha Hussain (University of Salford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   Part I. Civility, Commonality, and the Classics   1. Materializing Mamluks and Turks in Salterne’s \u003ci\u003eTomumbeius \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMurat Ögütcü (Adiyaman University, Turkey)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Cultural and Celestial Representations in Goffe’s \u003ci\u003eThe Courageous Turk\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Blank (Durham University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Byzantines in English Jesuit Drama: Performing Joseph Simons’ \u003ci\u003eLeo the Armenian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Chambers (Durham University, UK) and Johnny Ignacio (Durham University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   Part II. Costume, Space, and Place   4. Dramatising Borders and Behaviours of the Eastern ‘Other’ in Greene’s \u003ci\u003eAlphonsus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOrlando Furioso\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAisha Hussain (University of Salford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Staging a Multicultural World in Daborne’s \u003ci\u003eA Christian Turned Turk\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eHana Ferencová (Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic)\u003c\/i\u003e   Part III. Sight, Smell, and Blood   6. ‘Seat of Merchandise’: Staging Indian Trade in \u003ci\u003eThe Triumphs of Honour and Industry\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLubaaba Al-Azami (University of Liverpool, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Scent of the Orient: The King’s Men and the Corporatization of Smell \u003ci\u003eNour El Gazzaz (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Fat Falstaffs and Sullied Flesh in Dryden’s \u003ci\u003eAmboyna\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarianne Montgomery (East Carolina University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e   Afterword: Journeys into the ‘Orient’ \u003ci\u003eJyotsna G. Singh (Michigan State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019650597207,"sku":"9781350300453","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350300453.jpg?v=1750780910","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/materializing-the-east-in-early-modern-english-drama-9781350300453","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}