From the Parlour to the Dressing Chamber:The Shaping of Domestic Space in Restoration London

• Autores: Juan Antonio Prieto Pablos
• Localización: Thresholds and Ways Forward in English Studies / coord. por María Lourdes López Ropero, Sara Prieto García-Cañedo, José Antonio Sánchez Fajardo, 2020, ISBN 978-84-1302-079-2, págs. 20-41
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • With the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the Great Fire of 1666, domestic architecture underwent radical changes in England, particularly in London. The gentry were a leading force in the definition of the concepts on which this new architecture should be based. They found inspiration in architects such as Vitruvius and Palladio, who recommended symmetry and order in the distribution of domestic spaces and defined them as places suitable for social interaction rather than work. Restoration theatres were instrumental in the promotion of these new models of domestic space, not only through the dramatic situations performed on stage but also by means of the theatrical resources available at the time, particularly of scenery and combined usage of forestage and inner stage.