Harlequin Britain
Subtitle: pantomime and entertainment, 1690-1760
By: John O'Brien.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Pantomime -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.; Pantomime -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
Description: "Harlequin Britain establishes the emergence of eighteenth-century English pantomime, with its promiscuous blending of genies and subjects, as a key moment in the development of modern entertainment culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-263) and index.