English Drama: Restoration and Eighteenth Century 1660-1789

by Richard W. Bevis

Book Overview

What were the causes of Restoration drama's licentiousness? How did the elegantly-turned comedy of Congreve become the pointed satire of Fielding? And how did Sheridan and Goldsmith reshape the materials they inherited? In the first account of the entire period for more than a decade, Richard Bevis argues that none of these questions can be answered without an understanding of Augustan and Georgian history. The years between 1660 and 1789 saw considerable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582493935
• ISBN13: 9780582493933
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"