Dlb 84: Restoration Eighteenth-Century Dramatists, Second Series

by Matthew J. Bruccoli and Mary Bruccoli

Born between 1670 and 1727, the 18 playwrights covered here include some of the most brilliant and distinguished writers of the 18th century. Their plays attracted large audiences, with initial runs often totaling scores of performances rather than the eight or nine common to those by their predecessors. The most popular plays throughout this period were comedies, full of spectacle, merriment, and stunning scenery. Dramatists would come to develop...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810345625
• ISBN13: 9780810345621
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Gale Cengage
• Length: 416 Pages