Performing race and torture on the early modern stage / Ayanna Thompson.
| Author/creator | Thompson, Ayanna, 1972- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, ©2008. |
| Description | xii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 9 Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 9. ^A560720 |
| Contents | Interrogating torture and finding race -- A matter that is no matter : religion, color, and the white actress in The empress of Morocco and Xerxes -- When race is colored : abjection and racial characterization in Titus Andronicus and Oroonoko -- Racializing civility : The Indian emperour, or, The conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards -- Racializing mercantilism : Amboyna, or, The cruelties of the Dutch to the English merchants -- Combating historical amnesia : on the images of prisoner abuse from Abu Ghraib. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-170) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007001483 |
| ISBN | 9780415957212 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415957214 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR698.R34 T48 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |