Author: Allardyce Nicoll
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Business of English Restoration Theatre, 1660–1700
Author: Deborah C. Payne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009398210
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Deborah C. Payne explores how the duopoly of 1660 impacted company practices, stagecraft, the box office, and actors and writers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009398210
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Deborah C. Payne explores how the duopoly of 1660 impacted company practices, stagecraft, the box office, and actors and writers.
History of English Drama, 1660-1900
Author: Nicoll
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521109284
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Allardyce Nicoll's History of English Drama, 1660-1900 was an immense scholarly achievement and the work of one man. Nicoll's History, which tells the story of English drama from the reopening of the theatres at the time of the Restoration right through to the end of the Victorian period, was viewed by Notes and Queries (1952) as 'a great work of exploration, a detailed guide to the untrodden acres of our dramatic history, hitherto largely ignored as barren and devoid of interest'. The History is reissued in seven paperback volumes, available separately and as a set. In volumes 1-5 Nicoll describes the conditions of the stage, actors and managers as well as dramatic genres. The sixth and seventh volumes offer a comprehensive list of all the plays known to have been produced or printed in England between 1660 and 1930, with their authors and alternative titles; it has thus independent value as well as providing an index to the earlier volumes.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521109284
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Allardyce Nicoll's History of English Drama, 1660-1900 was an immense scholarly achievement and the work of one man. Nicoll's History, which tells the story of English drama from the reopening of the theatres at the time of the Restoration right through to the end of the Victorian period, was viewed by Notes and Queries (1952) as 'a great work of exploration, a detailed guide to the untrodden acres of our dramatic history, hitherto largely ignored as barren and devoid of interest'. The History is reissued in seven paperback volumes, available separately and as a set. In volumes 1-5 Nicoll describes the conditions of the stage, actors and managers as well as dramatic genres. The sixth and seventh volumes offer a comprehensive list of all the plays known to have been produced or printed in England between 1660 and 1930, with their authors and alternative titles; it has thus independent value as well as providing an index to the earlier volumes.
Classical Spanish Drama in Restoration English (1660-1700)
Author: Jorge Braga Riera
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027224293
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
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Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027224293
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session
Thomas Durfey and Restoration Drama
Author: John McVeagh
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351879405
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Though once a favourite of no fewer than four English monarchs, Restoration playwright Thomas Durfey has long been neglected by scholars. In his own day he had a lowly reputation in the world of polite letters - before his death his plays had more or less ceased to be produced; his 'serious' poems had died long before that, and even his songs were soon thought of as common property or 'folk' songs. In this new study, author John McVeagh re-examines Durfey's literary output, finding merit and interest where it has long been presumed that none existed, and restoring Durfey to his proper place in late 17th- and early 18th-century literature. Durfey's creative lifetime spanned the entire Restoration period and continued into and beyond the reign of Queen Anne. McVeagh's book studies his continuing ability to adapt to shifts in taste, fashion and personnel in the world of the theatre. It examines in detail his numerous experiments in new kinds of dramatic writing, both responding to and influencing the conditions of theatrical and artistic production. Among the topics covered are Durfey's attempts to feminize Restoration comedy, his political satires in drama in the late Stuart years, his anticipations of sentimental comedy, his search for a new language for lower class tragedy, and his musical-dramatic experimentations in the 1680s and 1690s, focusing particularly on his collaborative work with Matthew Locke, Samuel Ackroyde, John Eccles, Daniel and Henry Purcell and other composers. In addition, the author discusses Durfey's numerous satiric, narrative and other poems, and relates his writings to their social, political and cultural contexts. The book includes a performance record, listing the plays by performance date. The record includes such information, if known, as: where it was performed; by what company; cast list; to whom it was dedicated; a brief description of the prologue and epilogue; when it was published; what music it contained; and details of any revivals.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351879405
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Though once a favourite of no fewer than four English monarchs, Restoration playwright Thomas Durfey has long been neglected by scholars. In his own day he had a lowly reputation in the world of polite letters - before his death his plays had more or less ceased to be produced; his 'serious' poems had died long before that, and even his songs were soon thought of as common property or 'folk' songs. In this new study, author John McVeagh re-examines Durfey's literary output, finding merit and interest where it has long been presumed that none existed, and restoring Durfey to his proper place in late 17th- and early 18th-century literature. Durfey's creative lifetime spanned the entire Restoration period and continued into and beyond the reign of Queen Anne. McVeagh's book studies his continuing ability to adapt to shifts in taste, fashion and personnel in the world of the theatre. It examines in detail his numerous experiments in new kinds of dramatic writing, both responding to and influencing the conditions of theatrical and artistic production. Among the topics covered are Durfey's attempts to feminize Restoration comedy, his political satires in drama in the late Stuart years, his anticipations of sentimental comedy, his search for a new language for lower class tragedy, and his musical-dramatic experimentations in the 1680s and 1690s, focusing particularly on his collaborative work with Matthew Locke, Samuel Ackroyde, John Eccles, Daniel and Henry Purcell and other composers. In addition, the author discusses Durfey's numerous satiric, narrative and other poems, and relates his writings to their social, political and cultural contexts. The book includes a performance record, listing the plays by performance date. The record includes such information, if known, as: where it was performed; by what company; cast list; to whom it was dedicated; a brief description of the prologue and epilogue; when it was published; what music it contained; and details of any revivals.
The Cambridge Companion to English Restoration Theatre
Author: Deborah Payne Fisk
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521588126
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Fourteen specially commissioned essays provide essential information about staging, playwrights, themes and genres in the drama of the Restoration.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521588126
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Fourteen specially commissioned essays provide essential information about staging, playwrights, themes and genres in the drama of the Restoration.
Annals of English Drama, 975-1700
Author: Alfred Harbage
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415010993
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
An analytical record of all plays, extinct or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles and dramatic companies.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415010993
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
An analytical record of all plays, extinct or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles and dramatic companies.
The Annals of English Drama 975-1700
Author: Sylvia Stoler Wagonheim
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134676344
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
An analytical record of all plays, extinct or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles and dramatic companies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134676344
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
An analytical record of all plays, extinct or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles and dramatic companies.
The Celebrated Hannah Cowley
Author: Angela Escott
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317323475
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Hannah Cowley (1743–1809) was a very successful dramatist, and something of an eighteenth-century celebrity. New critical interest in the drama of this period has meant a resurgence of interest in Cowley’s writing and in the performance of her plays. This is the first substantial monograph study to examine Cowley’s life and work.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317323475
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Hannah Cowley (1743–1809) was a very successful dramatist, and something of an eighteenth-century celebrity. New critical interest in the drama of this period has meant a resurgence of interest in Cowley’s writing and in the performance of her plays. This is the first substantial monograph study to examine Cowley’s life and work.
Cymbeline
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Literary History of England
Author: Donald F. Bond
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134847815
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
English historians in the Middle Ages is an overview of the history of English historians and their works in the Middle Ages. English historians helped lay the groundwork for modern historical methodology, provided vital accounts of the early history of England, its culture, and revelations about the historians themselves.The most remarkable period of historical writting was during the High Middle Ages in the 12th and 13th centuries, when English chronicles produced works with a variety of interest, wealth of information and amplitude of range. However one might choose to view the reliability.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134847815
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
English historians in the Middle Ages is an overview of the history of English historians and their works in the Middle Ages. English historians helped lay the groundwork for modern historical methodology, provided vital accounts of the early history of England, its culture, and revelations about the historians themselves.The most remarkable period of historical writting was during the High Middle Ages in the 12th and 13th centuries, when English chronicles produced works with a variety of interest, wealth of information and amplitude of range. However one might choose to view the reliability.