2009
DOI: 10.1353/sel.0.0065
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Boadicea Onstage before 1800, a Theatrical and Colonial History

Abstract: This essay examines the theatrical legacy of Boadicea, the British warrior queen defeated by the Romans around 61 AD, in three plays: John Fletcher’s The Tragedy of Bonduca, or the British Heroine and two unrelated dramas titled Boadicea by Charles Hopkins and Richard Glover. Performance histories attempt to explain why audiences respond to Boadicea with ambivalence. Each production underplays the defeated queen and gives starring roles to one or more of her daughters and a male lead, who contrast with Boadice… Show more

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