[PDF] The Origin Of The English Drama eBook

Author : John D. Cox
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780231102438

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Twenty-six original essays by leading theorists and historians of the pre-seventeenth-century English stage chart a paradigmatic shift within the field. In contrast to the traditional emphasis on individual authors, the contributors to this storehouse of new historical information and critical insight explore the place of the stage within the larger society, as well as issues of performance and physical space, providing an innovative approach to both literary studies and cultural history.

Author : Allardyce Nicoll
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 13,23 MB
Release : 2009-06-25
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521109314

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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'.

Author : William Echard Golden
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 29,33 MB
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781330175750

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Excerpt from A Brief History of the English Drama From the Earliest to the Latest Times The treatment of a subject of such extent and importance as the one I have chosen, is beset with many and peculiar difficulties. These, during several years' careful study, I have endeavored to overcome. How successful I have been, must be left for my readers to decide. My object has been to give as concise an historical and literary account of the drama, its origin, development and present status as may be embraced in a brief course of lectures. I have necessarily consulted many works of reference and taken copious notes. I am also indebted for suggestions to Dr. A. V. W. Jackson, of Columbia College, and Professor O. B. Clark, of Indiana University. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Thomas Hawkins
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 35,5 MB
Release : 2012-01
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ISBN : 9781290384964

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