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Publishing Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
11 May 2000
Publication Country
United Kingdom
Description
This rich and varied portrait of drama from 1660 to 1714 provides students with essential information about playwrights, staging and genres in their social and political context. The theater that 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.
Reviews
'A series of lively essays..a valuable addition to Restoration theatre criticism.' Speech and Drama
