{"product_id":"staging-favorites-theatrical-representations-of-political-favoritism-in-the-early-modern-courts-of-spain-france-and-england-9780367538415","title":"Staging Favorites: Theatrical Representations of Political Favoritism in the Early Modern Courts of Spain, France, and England","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gómez Martos Francisco\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStaging Favorites \u003c\/em\u003eexplores theatrical representations of royal favorites in Spanish, French, and English dramatic production during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring this time, the courts of Spain, France, and England were dominated by all-powerful ministers who enjoyed royal favor. The politics of royal favoritism gave rise to a significant group of plays which constitutes the subject of this book. While scholars have studied this group partially and separately in national context, \u003ci\u003eStaging Favorites\u003c\/i\u003e approaches these \"dramas about favorites\" from a wider European point of view, and performs comparative analyses of a number of plays - including \u003ci\u003eLa paciencia en la fortuna\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLe Favori, ou la Coquette\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSejanus His Fall \u003c\/i\u003e- and adds new detail and differentiation to the early modern perception and representation of the royal favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to scholars and students interested in early modern literature, history of theater, and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47616291733655,"sku":"9780367538415","price":12867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780367538415.webp?v=1775112368","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/staging-favorites-theatrical-representations-of-political-favoritism-in-the-early-modern-courts-of-spain-france-and-england-9780367538415","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}