Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Borden, Ian M.
URN	etd-04102009-170252
Title	Witty Combat and Spanish Wives: the Intrigue Plays of the Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century English Stage
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Theatre, School of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Mary Karen Dahl Committee Chair Natalya Baldyga Committee Member Helen Burke Outside Committee Member
Keywords	Restoration Intrigue Eighteenth Century Theatre
Date of Defense	2009-03-19
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Only written from 1660-1714, intrigue plays provide a unique window into the social, political and theatrical milieu of early modern England. They were more successful than many plays now considered necessary to university curricula, yet they have received relatively little scholarly attention, either dismissed as farce or studied within limited parameters. The plays rely on non-verbal elements, including foreign locations and characters, disguise, music and violence to comment upon social roles, marriage law and England’s burgeoning imperialism. Examined in the context of their imagined period performance, intrigue plays are revealed as a vital part of Restoration and early Eighteenth Century drama.
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