English theatre (and transnational sociability) [ Sports & Leisure / National & Transnational cultures / Translation, Dissemination & Reception ]
… accounts, to have different social classes in the same place does not systematically imply inter-class mingling. 1 The king himself attended regularly, accompanied by his mistresses, courtiers or ambassadors. It was also a major contact … p. 72-80. 2 . Lorenzo Magalotti, Travels of Cosmo the Third, Grand Duke of Tuscany, through England, during the reign of King Charles the Second (London: J. Mawman, 1669). 3 . Karl Philipp Moritz, Travels, chiefly on foot, through several … theatrical circles followed a logic at least partially independent from greater geopolitical factors. One of the striking traits of foreign influence and presence on the English stage is the unbalance in the perceived importance of the …
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