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bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
The five plays collected in this edition--the only one of its kind--represent some of the most radical and unusual examples of the drama created during this period.
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
Setting Ford's earliest surviving independently-written play, The Lover's Melancholy, alongside his three best known works, this edition includes an introduction with sections on each play addressing gender issues, modern relevance, and ...
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
The plays featured have been edited from the earliest printed texts.
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
In addition, there is a scholarly introduction and detailed annotation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. The texts of these plays have all been newly edited for this volume, and are presented with modernized spelling.
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
"The School for Scandal" (1777) is a comedy of contrasts in which brothers Joseph and Charles Surface contend for Maria, with hilariously differing intentions and results. Also contained in this volume are several other plays by Sheridan.
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
"The Admirable Crichton and "What Every Woman Knows" are shrewd contributions to the politics of class and gender, while "Mary Rose" is one of the best ghost stories written for the stage.
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
The Admirable Crichton and What Every Woman Knows are shrewd and entertaining contributions to the politics of class and gender, while Mary Rose is one of the best ghost stories written for the stage.
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
John Dryden's Amphitryon, set in ancient Thebes, retells the story in which Jupiter lures the virtuous Alcmena into cuckolding her husband by a stratagem that throws into doubt the very nature of human identity.
bibliogroup:"Oxford English drama" from books.google.com
This volume collects her most important comedies with annotation and modernized spelling.