Comedy of Manners

David L. Hirst (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

130 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-28400-5 (ISBN)

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First published in 1979, this book traces comedy of manners from the 1660s to the then present — a scope beyond the traditional focus on the Restoration and early twentieth century. It uncovers an underestimated subversive potential and socially critical force in this particularly English dramatic form, emphasising the distinctive subjects and style that distinguish it from more general forms of witty social satire. The author discusses the major comic dramatists of the post-Restoration period; reassesses the significance of Sheridan, Wilde and Coward; and examines the continuation of the tradition in modern writers. This book will be of interest to students of English literature and drama.

David L. Hirst

Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction 2 The seventeenth century 3 The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries 4 The twentieth centuries 5 Conclusion; Bibliography and further reading; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.01.2017
Reihe/Serie	The Critical Idiom Reissued
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-138-28400-9 / 1138284009
ISBN-13	978-1-138-28400-5 / 9781138284005
Zustand	Neuware