Edward Ravenscroft's 'Mamamouchi, or The Citizen Turned Gentleman' (1672)

Mamamouchi, or The Citizen Turned Gentleman (1672) was Edward Ravenscroft's playwriting debut. This edition looks at how Ravenscroft's adaptative procedure navigates an environment in which key concepts such as nation-building or copyright law are starting to crystallize, and how this work contributed to further their development.

Autorentext

Eneas Caro Partridge holds a PhD in English Literature from the Universidad de Sevilla. He is a member of the Restoration Comedy Project. His research deals with the concepts of adaptation, appropriation and plagiarism during the late seventeenth century, specialising in comparative studies between Spanish, French and English plays.

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Edward Ravenscroft's Life and Works The Citizen Turned Gentleman: Plagiarism Adaptation, and Appropriation in Restoration England The Stage History of The Citizen Turned Gentleman Mamamouchi, or The Citizen Turned Gentleman