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Speculative enterprise : public theaters and financial markets in London, 1688-1763 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burkert, Mattie, 1987- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Theater > England > London > History > 18th century.
Theatrical companies > England > London > History > 18th century.
Theater > Economic aspects > England > London.
London (England) > Economic conditions > 18th century.
Great Britain > Economic conditions > 18th century.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I The Great Recoinage (1695-1698)
  • 1. "Virtue Is as Much Debased as Our Money"
  • 2. Recoining the Repertory
  • Interlude (1700-1720)
  • 3. Women at the Theater-Finance Nexus
  • Part II The South Sea Bubble (1720-1722)
  • 4. Defrauding the Public
  • 5. "His Title, Not His Play, We Set to Sale"
  • Coda
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index