The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy

Buch | Softcover

612 Seiten

2013
Broadview Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-55111-922-9 (ISBN)

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The ten plays in this new collection show both the continuity and the changes in comedy over the course of the Restoration and eighteenth century. Each play includes its original prologue and epilogue, as well as an historical introduction and full annotation. The editor's Introduction provides a rich historical and literary context for the plays' composition and production.

The ten plays in this new collection show both the continuity and the changes in comedy over the course of the Restoration and eighteenth century. Each play includes its original prologue and epilogue, as well as an historical introduction and full annotation. The editor’s Introduction provides a rich historical and literary context for the plays’ composition and production. A glossary of frequently used words likely to be unfamiliar to general readers is also included.

Brian Corman is Professor of English and Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto.

Preface
Introduction
Select Bibliography

John Dryden

Marriage à la Mode
BRIAN CORMAN, ED.

William Wycherley

The Country Wife
PEGGY THOMPSON, ED.

George Etherege

The Man of Mode; or, Sir FoplingFlutter
JOHN H. O’NEILL, ED.

Aphra Behn

The Rover; or, The Banished Cavaliers
ANNE RUSSELL, ED.

William Congreve

The Way of the World
RICHARD KROLL, ED.

Richard Steele

The Conscious Lovers
LISA A. FREEMAN, ED.

John Gay

The Beggar’s Opera
DIANNE DUGAW, ED.

Oliver Goldsmith

She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night
RICHARD A. BARNEY, ED.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The School for Scandal
MITA CHOUNDHURY, ED.

Frances Burney

The Witlings: A Comedy by a Sister of the Order
PETER SABOR AND GEOFFREY SILL, EDS.

Appendix: Critical Texts
DARRYL P. DOMINGO, ED.

From John Dryden, An Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1668)
Thomas Shadwell, Preface to The Sullen Lovers; or, The Curious Impertinent (1668)
From John Dryden, Preface to An Evening’s Love; or, The Mock Astrologer (1671)
Thomas Shadwell, Preface to The Humourists (1671)
Aphra Behn, Preface to The Lucky Chance; or, An Alderman’s Bargain (1686)
From Nahum Tate, Preface to A Duke and No Duke (1693)
John Dennis, Letters to Congreve “On Humour” (1695)
William Congreve, “Concerning Humour in Comedy” (1695)
From Jeremy Collier, A Short View of the Immorality and Profanenes of the English Stage (1698)
From William Congreve, Amendments of Mr. Collier’s False and Imperfect Citations (1698)
From Richard Steele, The Spectator (1711-14)
From John Dennis, “A Defense of Sir Fopling Flutter” (1722)
Richard Steele, Preface to The Conscious Lovers (1723)
From John Dennis, “Remarks on a Play Called The Conscious Lovers, A Comedy” (1723)
From Samuel Richardson, The Apprentice’s Vade Mecum; or, Young Man’s Pocket Companion (1734)
From Colley Cibber, An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber (1740)
From John Hill, The Actor: A Treatise on the Art of Playing (1750)
From Samuel Johnson, The Rambler (1750-52)
From Oliver Goldsmith, “An Essay on the Theatre; or, A Comparison between Laughing and Sentimental Comedy” (1773)
From Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Poets (1779-81)

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Sprache	englisch
Maße	197 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
ISBN-10	1-55111-922-6 / 1551119226
ISBN-13	978-1-55111-922-9 / 9781551119229
Zustand	Neuware