English drama : Shakespeare to the Restoration, 1590-1660

Author(s)

• Leggatt, Alexander

Bibliographic Information

English drama : Shakespeare to the Restoration, 1590-1660

Alexander Leggatt

（Longman literature in English series）

Longman, 1988

• : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The most important period in the history of English drama is revealed in Alexander Leggatt's challenging account. The author considers English drama from the beginning of Shakespeare's career to the restoration of Charles II. Focusing on Shakespeare and the development of his art, he examines all his major contemporaries: Jonson, Middleton, Webster, Beaumont, Fletcher and Ford. He combines close analysis of specific plays with a broader look at trends within drama.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction PART ONE: Shakespeare 2. Early Plays. 3. History and Comedy. 4. Tragedy. 5. Later Comedies. PART Two: Early Jacobean Drama 6. The Early Jacobeans. 7. Jonson. 8. Middleton. 9. Webster. 10. Popular Drama. PART THREE: Later Jacobean and Caroline Drama 11. Fletcher and Company. 12. Middleton, Rowley and Company. 13. Ford. 14. Caroline Drama. Epilogue

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA03532597
• ISBN:
  • 0582493102
  • 0582493110
• LCCN: 87003774
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 298 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR651
  • DC19 : 822/.3/09
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00309807