{"product_id":"staging-favorites","title":"Staging Favorites","description":"\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":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45542405505262,"sku":"9780367538439","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/staging-favorites","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}