Drama of the English Republic, 1649-1660
Author | : Janet Clare |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 0719073359 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780719073359 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Download or read book Drama of the English Republic, 1649-1660 written by Janet Clare and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drama of the English Republic is the first modern collection of plays and entertainments which were originally published and performed when England was nominally a republic or commonwealth. The five texts, three of which have been edited here for the first time, illustrate how the dramatists devised new aesthetics in response to the ideological concerns of the Republic.