A Contribution to the History of the English Commonwealth Drama
A Contribution to the History of the English Commonwealth Drama

Author: Hyder Edward Rollins

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022195516

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Originally published in 1919, this scholarly work examines the theatrical landscape of 17th century England. Drawing on primary sources and extensive research, Rollins offers a comprehensive overview of the political and cultural context of the era, as well as a detailed analysis of key plays and playwrights. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of English literature and drama. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Contribution to the History of the English Commonwealth Drama (Classic Reprint)
A Contribution to the History of the English Commonwealth Drama (Classic Reprint)

Author: Hyder Edward Rollins

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-08

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9780428579791

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Excerpt from A Contribution to the History of the English Commonwealth Drama Active resistance, too, to the ordinance soon developed. At the Fortune theatre no pretence was made of obeying the law: plays were given there often, and complaints of the performances were made to the Parliament. Sir Henry Mildmay 28 records in his diary seeing plays performed on August 20 and November 16, 1643, the latter performance being interrupted by soldiers. On October 2, 1643, the persistent players at the Fortune were interrupted in the midst of their play by a body of soldiers and violently despoiled of their costumes. The picturesque story as given by the Weekly Account (october 4, runs thus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Magazine Subject-index
The Magazine Subject-index

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Publisher:

Published: 1925

Total Pages: 686

ISBN-13:

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Contains the cumulation of the subject index issued in the quarterly numbers of the Bulletin of bibliography and magazine subject-index.