Author: George EtheregePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Dramatic Works of Sir George Etherege
Author: George EtheregeThe Dramatic Works of Sir George Etherege
Author: Sir George EtheregeThe Dramatic Works of Sir George Etherege: Introduction. Text of the plays. Bibliography of the plays. The comical revenge; or, Love in a tub
Author: George EtheregeThe Dramatic Works of Sir George Etherege: She wou'd if she cou'd. The man of mode, or, Sir Fopling Flutter. Textual notes. Readings of the first quartos. General notes
Author: George EtheregeThe comedy of Sir William Davenant
Author: Howard S. CollinsPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111400360
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The Man of Mode
Author: George EtheregePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474289517
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Arguably the most perfectly poised of Restoration wit comedies, The Man of Mode is a finished exercise in dramatic sprezzatura, or nonchalance, matching the beguiling 'easiness' and 'complaisance' of its central character. The play's imaginative brilliance depends upon its author's ability to hint at the dark abyss of passion and emotional violence at whose edge the modish denizens of the town perform their graceful ballet. Its seemingly casual construction and wanton breaches of comic decorum mask a ferocious artistic control designed to upset the complacency of the audience's moral, social and aesthetic assumptions by luring them into sympathy for a character whose dangerous 'wildness' they ought to deplore. It is at once among the funniest and the most unsettling of comedies in English. The full, modernized play text is accompanied by incisive commentary notes, while its engaging introduction unpacks the complexity of the Restoration's political and theatrical context, analyses the play's performance history (including Nicholas Hytner's 2007 modern-dress version) and demonstrates Etherege's linguistic finesse. This edition is supplemented by a plot summary and an annotated bibliography. The New Mermaids plays offer: · Modernized versions of the play text edited to the highest textual standards · Fully annotated student editions with obscure words explained and critical, contextual and staging insight provided on each page · Full Introductions analyzing context, themes, author background and stage history
Sir George Etherege
Author: David MannPublisher: Hall Reference Books
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A Dictionary of Old English Plays, Existing Either in Print Or in Manuscript, from the Earliest Times to the Close of the Seventeenth Century
Author: James Orchard Halliwell-PhillippsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Bulletin of Bibliography and Dramatic Index
Author: A Catalogue of Books in English Literature and History
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description