Index to The London Stage, 1660-1800
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Publisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 966
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis computerized index to the eleven-volume The London Stage, 1660-1800 (Southern Illinois University Press, 1960-68), makes accessible in one volume all the information about the plays, persons, and places as they appeared in each theatrical performance over the span of 140 years covered by the work. Twenty-five thousand entries contain over 500,000 references to the 8,026 pages of the monumental series. The Index thus provides direction for following the careers of hundreds of actors, actresses, dancers, and musicians in the Restoration and eighteenth century. In addition, the Index demonstrates what a wide-ranging document for social, economic, legal, artistic, and dramatic history The London Stage, 1660-1800 is. At a glance, the Index points to the variety and richness of a broad range of London life in the period covered as it impinged on, supported, or drew sustenance from the theatres. A research tool of considerable magnitude, the Index makes available to students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines the vast resources of The London Stage, 1660-1800. Without doubt, it is a foundation on which scholars will build for years to come.
