The present work is set in the context of a long-term venture: The Restoration Comedy Project, launched by a research team at the University of Seville, Spain, in 1995. This book provides an objective, detailed view of all Restoration comedies, based on the descriptive and quantitative information obtained from an analysis of the plays, taking into account the different aspects of their production, and their dual nature as literary and performance texts. Hence the following elements are considered: title-page, performance details, editions, prefatory matter, dramatic structure, genre,...