Sir William Davenant: Poet Venturer, 166-1668

By Alfred Harbage

First thorough biography of the colorful and gifted seventeenth-century playwright who was also the father of English opera, the first to use English actresses in his plays, and the creator of modern stage construction.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512812153
• ISBN13: 9781512812152
• Release Date: January 1935
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary