Dlb 89: Restoration Eighteenth-Century Dramatists, Third Series

by Paula R. Backscheider

The 18th-century playwrights covered in this volume were born between 1699 and 1762. They left a large repertory of plays that remained popular until well into the 20th-century. Such standards as Sheridans The Rivals (1775) and Goldsmiths She Stoops to Conquer (1773) are a regular part of English and American theater. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of this era is the dominance of actor-playwrights, and even actor-playwright-managers. These...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810345676
• ISBN13: 9780810345676
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Gale Cengage
• Length: 352 Pages