The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama

ISBN-13: 9781138915428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 988 str.

Kristina Straub

Opis

The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and 18^th Century Drama brings together the work of key playwrights from 1660 to 1800, divided into three main sections:

• Restoring the Theatre: 1660-1700
• Managing Entertainment: 1700-1760
• Entertainment in an Age of Revolutions: 1760-1800

Covering 20 major plays of the period, each of these sections offers an extraordinary wealth of print and online supplementary materials including primary critical sources, commentaries, illustrations, and reviews of productions. 15 further plays and musical entertainments appear on the volume s companion website, widening the scope of the print Anthology to build an even more comprehensive view of performance from 1660 1800. Taking in the spectrum of this period's dramatic landscape - from Restoration tragedy and comedies of manners to ballad opera and gothic spectacle The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and 18^th Century Drama is an essential resource for students and teachers alike. "

O autorze

Kristina Straub is Professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University.

Misty Anderson is Professor of English and Adjunct Professor of Theatre at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Daniel O’Quinn is Professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph.