Richard W Bevis

English Drama

Restoration and Eighteenth Century 1660-1789

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 this account of the entire period, 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 political and social upheaval, which is reflected in the eclectic array of dramatic forms that is Georgian theatre's essential characteristic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 1988
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780582493933
• ISBN-10: 0582493935
• Artikelnr.: 39292997

Autorenporträt

Richard W. Bevis

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1 The Restoration 1660-1688
Chapter 1 Thespis Redux
Chapter 1a Entr'acte
Chapter 2 The Noble Experiment: Heroic Drama
Chapter 3 The Jaws of Defeat: Tragicomedy
Chapter 4 The World Well Lost: Tragedy
Chapter 5 Mask and Veil: Comedy
Chapter 6 Scenes and Machines: Operatic Drama
Part 2 Reform, Retrenchment and Control 1689-1737
Chapter 7 From Revolution to Robinocracy
Chapter 8 Sorrows Like Your Own: Augustan Tragedy
Chapter 9 Anything Goes: The Diversity of Comic Drama
Chapter 10 Sister Arts: Operatic Drama 1689-1737
Part 3 The High Georgian Era 1738-1779
Chapter 11 Britannia's Rules 1738-1779
Chapter 12 The Luxury of Grief: Georgian Tragedy and Tragicomedy
Chapter 13 The Confused Muse: Georgian Comedy and Farce
Chapter 14 Lay All Aristotle's Rules Aside: Musicals and Irregular Forms 1738-1779
Chapter 15 Epilogue: The 1780s