Masquerade and Civilisation

Masquerade and Civilisation The Carnivalesque in Eighteenth-Century English Culture and Fiction

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Publisher's Synopsis

Public masquerades were a popular and controversial form of urban entertainment in England for most of the eighteenth century. This study shows how they played a subversive role in the eighteenth century imagination.

Book information

ISBN: 9780416009620
Publisher: Methuen
Imprint: Methuen
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.509355
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 395
Weight: 730g
Height: 230mm
Width: 150mm