The core canonical plays from the era—from Dryden’s All for Love and Behn’s The Rover to Congreve’s The Way of the World and Sheridan’s School for Scandal—are all here, but so are a remarkably wide range of non-canonical works. There are many more plays by women than in any previous general anthology of drama of the period. Also included are a number of works from the neglected 1660s, whose comedies feature delightful, subversive, levelling folk elements. In all there are forty-one plays; each is fully annotated and prefaced with an historical introduction. Also included are a general introduction, head-notes for each genre, and a glossary.
The core canonical plays from the era—from Dryden’s All for Love and Behn’s The Rover to Congreve’s The Way of the World and Sheridan’s School for Scandal—are all here, but so are a remarkably wide range of non-canonical works. There are many more plays by women than in any previous general anthology of drama of the period. Also included are a number of works from the neglected 1660s, whose comedies feature delightful, subversive, levelling folk elements. In all there are forty-one plays; each is fully annotated and prefaced with an historical introduction. Also included are a general introduction, head-notes for each genre, and a glossary.
The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century Drama / Edition 1
2000
The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century Drama / Edition 1
2000Paperback(New Edition)
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781551112701 |
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| Publisher: | Broadview Press |
| Publication date: | 05/31/2001 |
| Series: | Broadview Anthologies of English Literature Series |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 2000 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.75(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.69(d) |