{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-english-restoration-theatre-hardback-9780521582155","title":"The Cambridge Companion to English Restoration Theatre (Hardback) 9780521582155","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to English Restoration Theatre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFourteen specially commissioned essays provide essential information about staging, playwrights, themes and genres in the drama of the Restoration.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDeborah Payne Fisk (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521582155, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 May 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages, 13 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm, 0.647 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A series of lively essays … a valuable addition to Restoration theatre criticism.' Speech and Drama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis rich and varied portrait of the drama from 1660 to 1714 provides students with essential information about playwrights, staging and genres, situating them in the social and political culture of the time. No longer seen as a privileged arena for select dramatists and elite courtiers, the Restoration theatre is revealed in all of its tumult, energy and conflict. The fourteen newly-commissioned essays examine the theatre, paying attention to major playwrights such as Dryden, Wycherly and Congreve and also to more minor works and to plays by the first professional female dramatists. The book begins with chapters on the performance of the drama in its own time, on theatres, acting and staging, and continues with the main dramatic genres and themes, with a final chapter on the critical history of the drama. The volume also includes a thorough chronology and biographies and bibliographies of dramatists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e 1. The theatre Edward A. Langhans\u003cbr\u003e 2. The performance Joseph Roach\u003cbr\u003e 3. Adaptations and revivals Michael Dobson\u003cbr\u003e 4. Comedy Brian Corman\u003cbr\u003e 5. Tragedy Christopher J. Wheatley\u003cbr\u003e 6. Tragicomedy Nancy Klein Maguire\u003cbr\u003e 7. Farce Peter Holland\u003cbr\u003e 8. Restoration and settlement: 1660 and 1688 Derek Hughes\u003cbr\u003e 9. Change, scepticism and uncertainty Jessica Munns\u003cbr\u003e 10. Drama and political crisis Susan J. Owens\u003cbr\u003e 11. Spectacle, horror and pathos Jean Marsden\u003cbr\u003e 12. Gender, sexuality and marriage Pat Gill\u003cbr\u003e 13. Playwright versus priest Michael Cordner\u003cbr\u003e 14. The canon and its critics Robert Markley\u003cbr\u003e Biographies and selected bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005539209496,"sku":"9780521582155","price":96.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521582155i_43f9821a-8f92-49b5-aaa6-9e6517c04afb.jpg?v=1691370031","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-english-restoration-theatre-hardback-9780521582155","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}