A Companion To Restoration Drama Paperback
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Susan J Owen
Book Description
This Companion illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work 1660 to 1710. Twenty-five essays by leading scholars in the field bring together the best recent insights into the full range of dramatic practice and innovation at the time. Introduces readers to the recent boom in scholarship that has revitalised Restoration drama Explores historical and cultural contexts, genres of Restoration drama, and key dramatists, among them Dryden and Behn
ISBN-13
9781405176101
Language
English
Publisher
John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Publication Date
04 Mar 2008
Number of Pages
474
Editor 1
Susan J. Owen
Editorial Review
The book will serve its audience very well, and those needing further guidance will profit from the list of further reading at the end of each essay. Highly recommended for academic libraries, the volume will be especially helpful to upper-division undergraduate and graduate students. Choice "[...] the riches of Susan Owen's book are sufficient to ensure it a place on anyone's list of essential reading on Restoration Drama." Notes and Queries