Elisabeth J Heard

Experimentation on the English Stage, 1695-1708 (eBook, ePUB)

The Career of George Farquhar

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, British theatre saw a shift from what critics call 'Restoration' to 'sentimental' comedy. Focusing on the career of the Irish dramatist George Farquhar (1678-1707), this book argues that experimentation was the basis for this change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317303428
• Artikelnr.: 43978456

Autorenporträt

Elisabeth J. Heard

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 The London Theatre World in the 1690s
Chapter 2 Origins of 'Humane Comedy': Farquhar, Congreve, Cibber and Vanbrugh
Chapter 3 Experimentation at the Turn of the Century
Chapter 4 Successful Experimentation: The Recruiting Officer and the Beaux Stratagem
Chapter 5 Farquhar's Contributions and the Post-1707 Theatre
Chapter 6 Conclusion