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Masquerade Balls in Regency Britain
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Regency masquerades blended lavish spectacle, fashion, and social identity across Britain and its empire.
The 18th-century masquerade didn’t die at the dawn of the new century. Instead, spectacle helped these risqué events achieve new grandeur. From indoor balloon displays to lavish food and wine, masquerades in the early 1800s were hyper-real sites of consumption. Dressed in dominoes, character costumes, and fancy dress, the fashionable and titled of London society flocked to these events in the hundreds to thousands to entertain and be entertained. Amidst the bacchanalian, motley events were signs and symbols that masquerade balls were about more than a good time.
In the first comprehensive look at early 19th-century British masquerades, Glover uses primary sources to identify venues, décor, performers, costumes, and other details about public and private masquerades.
Masquerades flourished from London to far-flung imperial strongholds. Comparing the details over the long Regency, Glover teases out common themes and then examines them through the lens of national identity, cultural appropriation, and gender. This research sheds new light on Regency people, culture, and society and on what we know about the British masquerade.
The 18th-century masquerade didn’t die at the dawn of the new century. Instead, spectacle helped these risqué events achieve new grandeur. From indoor balloon displays to lavish food and wine, masquerades in the early 1800s were hyper-real sites of consumption. Dressed in dominoes, character costumes, and fancy dress, the fashionable and titled of London society flocked to these events in the hundreds to thousands to entertain and be entertained. Amidst the bacchanalian, motley events were signs and symbols that masquerade balls were about more than a good time.
In the first comprehensive look at early 19th-century British masquerades, Glover uses primary sources to identify venues, décor, performers, costumes, and other details about public and private masquerades.
Masquerades flourished from London to far-flung imperial strongholds. Comparing the details over the long Regency, Glover teases out common themes and then examines them through the lens of national identity, cultural appropriation, and gender. This research sheds new light on Regency people, culture, and society and on what we know about the British masquerade.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Fashionable Institution (Argyll Rooms)
- Chapter 2: The Pantheon
- Chapter 3: Georgian Hold Overs – Haymarket and the Pleasure Gardens
- Chapter 4: Occasional Masquerade Venues
- Chapter 5: Private Masquerades
- Chapter 6: Masquerades Around Great Britain and Abroad
- Chapter 7: Décor and Decorations, Themes and Demonstrations
- Chapter 8: Fireworks, Music, Dancing, and the Spectacle of Masquerades
- Chapter 9: Food and Refreshments
- Chapter 10: Dominoes, Characters, and Fancy Dress
- Chapter 11: National Identity, Class, and Cultural Appropriation
- Chapter 12: The Gender Masquerade
- Chapter 13: Legacy and Influence of the Regency Masquerade
- Chapter 14: Final Thoughts
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plates