Domino and the Eighteenth-Century London Masquerade - A Social Biography of a Costume

This Element presents new cultural, social, and economic perspectives on the eighteenth-century London masquerade through an in-depth analysis of the classic domino costume. Constructing the object biography of the domino through material, visual, and written sources will bring together various experiences of the masquerade and expand the existing geographical, chronological, and socio-economic scope of the entertainment beyond the masquerade event itself. This Element will examine the domino's physical and figurative movements from the masquerade warehouse, through eighteenth-century fashionable society, and into print and visual culture. It will draw upon masquerade warehouse records, newspapers, manuscripts, prints, and physical objects to establish a comprehensive understanding of the domino and how it reflected contemporary experiences of the real and imagined masquerade. Analysing the domino through interdisciplinary methodologies illustrates the impact material and visual sources can have on reshaping existing scholarship.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The masquerade and the domino; 2. Three dominos; 3. The domino as a commodity; 4. Everywhere and nowhere; Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element presents new cultural, social, and economic perspectives on the eighteenth-century London masquerade through an in-depth analysis of the classic domino costume. It examines the domino's physical and figurative movements from the masquerade warehouse into print and visual culture.

Product details

• Authors: Meghan Kobza, Meghan (Newcastle University) Kobza
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2023
• EAN: 9781009045551
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0904555-1
• No. of pages: 88
• Series: Elements in Eighteenth-Century Connections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Retail and wholesale industries, Cultural studies: dress and society