Black face, maligned race
Subtitle: the representation of blacks in English drama from Shakespeare to Southerne
By: Anthony Gerard Barthelemy.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism; Africans in literature; Blacks in literature; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism; English drama -- Restoration, 1660-1700 -- History and criticism; Racism in literature
Description: The author considers the influence of English political, social, and theatrical history on the depiction of black characters on the English stage from 1589 to 1695. He shows that almost without exception blackness was associated with treachery, evil, and ugliness. The first work to study the depiction of blacks in the drama of this period in a complete cultural context, this book will be informative for anyone interested in the stereotypical representation of blacks in literature. -- from Book Jacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 203-209.
Includes index.