{"product_id":"staging-favorites-francisco-g-mez-martos-9780367538439","title":"Staging Favorites: Theatrical Representations of Political Favoritism in the Early Modern Courts of Spain, France, and England","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francisco Gez Martos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367538431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367538439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.28d","brand":"Francisco Gez Martos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057202622719,"sku":"9780367538439","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_487755c9-1904-4df1-8b17-322ef9aa7454.jpg?v=1685045620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/staging-favorites-francisco-g-mez-martos-9780367538439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}