A Century of English Farce

by Bloomsbury Academic

Overview

This study of farce and low comedy in the English theatre covers the period in which farce as a distinct genre had its beginning.

Originally published in 1956.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313219931
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/16/1980
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	307
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter, pg. i
• Preface, pg. v
• Contents, pg. vii
• 1. A Problem in Definition, pg. 1
• 2. Structure and Devices, pg. 21
• 3. Farce and the Afterpiece, pg. 60
• 4. Rival Entertainments: Pantomime, Burlesque, Satire, Sentiment, pg. 94
• 5. Sources and Influences, pg. 130
• 6. The Actors, pg. 153
• 7. Fairs and Strollers, pg. 203
• 8. Some Representative Farces, pg. 232
• 9. Conclusion: The Status of Farce, pg. 272
• Bibliography, pg. 286
• Index, pg. 293