Caroline Drama: The Plays of Massinger, Ford, Shirley, Brome

by Julie Sanders

Caroline Drama takes as its focus the public theatre playwriting of Philip Massinger, John Ford, James Shirley and Richard Brome between 1625 and 1642. It brings into clear focus for those unfamiliar with these playwrights a neglected period of writing. Setting their plays within a social and political context, Julie Sanders reveals their concern with issues of community and hierarchy in the decades leading up to the English Civil Wars. By exploring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0746308779
• ISBN13: 9780746308776
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"