A New History of Early English Drama
A New History of Early English Drama

Author: John D. Cox

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 9780231102438

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Twenty-six original essays by leading theorists and historians of the pre-seventeenth-century English stage chart a paradigmatic shift within the field. In contrast to the traditional emphasis on individual authors, the contributors to this storehouse of new historical information and critical insight explore the place of the stage within the larger society, as well as issues of performance and physical space, providing an innovative approach to both literary studies and cultural history.

A History of English Drama 1660-1900
A History of English Drama 1660-1900

Author: Allardyce Nicoll

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-06-25

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 9780521109314

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Nicoll's History, which tells the story of English drama from the reopening of the theatres at the time of the Restoration right through to the end of the Victorian period, was viewed by Notes and Queries (1952) as 'a great work of exploration, a detailed guide to the untrodden acres of our dramatic history, hitherto largely ignored as barren and devoid of interest'.

Women in British Romantic Theatre
Women in British Romantic Theatre

Author: Catherine Burroughs

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-11-16

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780521662246

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First published in 2000, this collection of essays focuses on women theatre artists in the romantic period.