Century of English Farce

Century of English Farce
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9781400876891
ISBN-13 : 1400876893
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Book Synopsis Century of English Farce by : Leo Hughes

Download or read book Century of English Farce written by Leo Hughes and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of farce and low comedy in the English theatre covers the period in which farce as a distinct genre had its beginning. Originally published in 1956. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.


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