| English Stage Comedy 1490-1990 Contributor(s): Leggatt, Alexander (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415189365 ISBN-13: 9780415189361 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: "English Stage Comedy 1490-1900" is a unique and beautifully written study of the comedy of the English stage from the Tudor period to the late twentieth century. It shows how this remarkably enduring genre has dealt with the tensions of social life, using its conventions as tools for social inquiry. Through an examination of comedy, Alexander Leggatt demonstrates that an approach through genre, neglected in recent criticism, can have much to say about our current concerns with the relations between literature and society. This book surveys five centuries of classic comic drama, focusing on major playwrights such as Shakespeare, Jonson, Etherege, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanburgh, Goldsmith, Sheridan, Wilde, Shaw, Coward, Orton, and Ayckbourn. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.052 |
| LCCN: 98012864 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.38" W x 9.3" (0.94 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |