Perspectives on Restoration Drama

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Perspectives on Restoration Drama

Author	: Susan J. Owen
File Size	: 41,9 Mb
Publisher	: Manchester University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 04 May 2024
ISBN	: 0719049679
Pages	: 210 pages

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Perspectives on Restoration Drama by Susan J. Owen Book PDF Summary

This book introduces students to drama from the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 to the early 18th Century. Susan Owen offers representative coverage of new forms of drama in this period, and of ways in which old forms are altered. Her study covers heroic drama, comedy, tragedy, tragi-comedy, and Shakespeare adaptations, by focusing on specific 'dramatic highlights' and giving close reading of particular plays.

Perspectives on Restoration Drama by Susan J. Owen

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