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Performing Libertinism in Charles II's Court examines the performative nature of Restoration libertinism through reports of libertine activities and texts of libertine plays within the context of the fraternization between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Sir...

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Main Author: Webster, Jeremy W. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
European History.
Fiction.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Early Modern Europe.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
British literature.
Literature, Modern > 19th century.
Europe > History-1492-
Europe > History.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Performing Libertinism in Charles II's Court examines the performative nature of Restoration libertinism through reports of libertine activities and texts of libertine plays within the context of the fraternization between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Sir Charles Sedley, Sir George Etherege, and William Wycherley. Webster argues that libertines, both real and imagined, performed traditionally secretive acts, including excessive drinking, sex, sedition, and sacrilege, in the public sphere. This eruption of the private into the public challenged a Stuart ideology that distinguished between the nation's public life and the king's and his subjects' private consciences.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 251 pages)
ISBN:9781403980281
DOI:10.1057/9781403980281