2000, ISBN: 9780521588126

Cambridge, University Press, XXVII, 294 S. / p. kart. / Paperback. Umschlag leicht berieben, Schnitt angeschmutzt, sonst gutes Exemplar / Cover slightly rubbed, cut soiled, otherwise a go… Mehr…

Cambridge, University Press, XXVII, 294 S. / p. kart. / Paperback. Umschlag leicht berieben, Schnitt angeschmutzt, sonst gutes Exemplar / Cover slightly rubbed, cut soiled, otherwise a good copy. - This rich and varied portrait of the drama from 1660 to 1714 provides students with essential information about playwrights, staging, and genres, situating them in their social and political context. The theatre which followed the restoration of Charles II is revealed in all of its tumult, energy, and conflict. Contributors pay attention to major and minor playwrights, the first professional female dramatists, the performance aspects of the drama, and the main dramatic genres and themes. -- Chronology -- The theatre EDWARD A. LANGHANS -- The performance JOSEPH ROACH -- Adaptations and revivals MICHAEL DOBSON -- Comedy BRIAN CORMAN -- Tragedy CHRISTOPHER J. WHEATLEY -- Tragicomedy NANCY KLEIN MAGUIRE -- Farce PETER HOLLAND -- Restoration and settlement: 1660 and 1688 DEREK HUGHES -- Change, skepticism, and uncertainty JESSICA MUNNS -- Drama and political crisis SUSAN J. OWEN -- Spectacle, horror, and pathos JEAN I. MARSDEN -- Gender, sexuality, and marriage PAT GILL -- Playwright versus priest: profanity and the wit of Restoration comedy MICHAEL CORDNER -- The canon and its critics ROBERT MARKLEY Biographies and selected bibliography. ISBN 9780521588126Theater 2000, [PU: Cambridge University Press]<

ISBN: 9780521588126

Fourteen specially commissioned essays provide essential information about staging, playwrights, themes and genres in the drama of the Restoration. Media > Book, [PU: Cambridge University… Mehr…

Fourteen specially commissioned essays provide essential information about staging, playwrights, themes and genres in the drama of the Restoration. Media > Book, [PU: Cambridge University Press]<