“Ach for It”: Anthony Leigh, Autonomy, and Queer Pleasures in the Restoration Playhouse
Anthony Leigh (d. 1692) built his career as a Restoration comedic actor by playing a combination of queer, lascivious, old, and/or disabled men to audiences’ great delight. In this essay, I key in on two plays that frame Leigh’s career: Thomas Durfey’s <i>The Fond Husband</i> (1677) and...
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/10/3/94 |