Experimentation on the English Stage, 1695-1708 : The Career of George Farquhar.
Heard, Elisabeth J.
Experimentation on the English Stage, 1695-1708 : The Career of George Farquhar. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (179 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The London Theatre World in the 1690s -- 2 Origins of 'Humane Comedy': Farquhar, Congreve, Cibber and Vanbrugh -- 3 Experimentation at the Turn of the Century -- 4 Successful Experimentation: The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux Stratagem -- 5 Farquhar's Contributions and the Post-1707 Theatre -- Conclusion: Farquhar and Anglo-Irish Drama -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, British theatre saw a shift from what critics call 'Restoration' to 'sentimental' comedy. Focusing on the career of the Irish dramatist George Farquhar (1678-1707), this book argues that experimentation was the basis for this change.
9781317303435
Sentimental comedies.
Electronic books.
PR3438 -- .H42 2016eb
822.052309
Experimentation on the English Stage, 1695-1708 : The Career of George Farquhar. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (179 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The London Theatre World in the 1690s -- 2 Origins of 'Humane Comedy': Farquhar, Congreve, Cibber and Vanbrugh -- 3 Experimentation at the Turn of the Century -- 4 Successful Experimentation: The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux Stratagem -- 5 Farquhar's Contributions and the Post-1707 Theatre -- Conclusion: Farquhar and Anglo-Irish Drama -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, British theatre saw a shift from what critics call 'Restoration' to 'sentimental' comedy. Focusing on the career of the Irish dramatist George Farquhar (1678-1707), this book argues that experimentation was the basis for this change.
9781317303435
Sentimental comedies.
Electronic books.
PR3438 -- .H42 2016eb
822.052309