Court and Country Politics in the Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Court and Country Politics in the Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Philip J. Finkelpearl
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:274
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9780691603827
ClassificationsDewey:822.309358
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

The seventeenth-century English collaborative authors Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher were not only the most popular playwrights of their day but also literary figures highly esteemed by the great critics of the age, Jonson and Dryden. Concentrating on the passions of the royalty and high nobility in a courtly atmosphere, their dramas are now us

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One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991