The unpublished plays of Richard Cumberland

Author(s)

• Cumberland, Richard
• Dircks, Richard J.

Bibliographic Information

The unpublished plays of Richard Cumberland

edited by Richard J. Dircks

（AMS studies in the eighteenth century, no. 17）

AMS Press, c1991-

• v. 1
• v. 2
• set

Uniform Title

Plays

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780404635091

Description

This volume contains the comedies, "The Country Attorney" and "The School for Widows", variations on the theme of the ethics of inheritance. The two three-act comic operas that form a second set of plays demonstrate the power of the Lord Chamberlain's office in denying "Richard II" a license because of its treatment of the Peasant Revolt of 1381 and forcing the dramatic weakening of the play in the revision, "The Armorer". Also included here are the text of the musical drama, "The Widow of Delphi", and the tragedy, "The Arab".

Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780404635107

Description

Richard Cumberland was a British dramatist and civil servant.

Volume

set ISBN 9780404635176

Description

These 17 plays and short pieces are reproduced from manuscripts held by the Henry E. Huntington Library, the British Library and the Folger Shakespeare Library. Each volume begins with an introduction and commentaries on the plays, placing them in their dramatic, theatrical and social contexts.

Table of Contents

• Volume 1: "The Widow of Delphi"
• "The Arab"
• "The Country Attourney"
• "The School for Widows"
• "Richard II"
• "The Armourer". Volume 2: "The Dependent"
• "A Word for Nature"
• "The Widow's Only Son"
• "Palamon and Arcite"
• "An Impromptu"
• "The Princess of Parma"
• "The Election"
• "The Critic"
• "Prelude"
• "The Village Fete"
• "An Occasional Attempt".

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Details

• NCID: BA17050550
• ISBN:
  • 0404635091
  • 0404635105
  • 0404635172
• LCCN: 89045849
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR3391
  • DC20 : 822/.6
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0033915X