Domestic Life & Domestic Tragedy Earl CB

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Focusing on the imaginative engagement of playgoers, this book examines how individuals perceived their domestic spaces and households through a wealth of previously unpublished evidence. It analyzes the influence of these perceptions on writers of domestic tragedies, revealing how they crafted representations of domesticity. By employing an interdisciplinary approach that merges literary and historical analysis, the work provides a fresh perspective on theatrical representations and the audience's role in shaping them.