Restoration theatre and crisis /

This work studies the drama of the Restoration, in particular that of the Popish Plot and Exclusion Crisis. It considers all the known plays of this period, including works by Dryden and Behn, in their historical context.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Owen, Susan J.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1996.
Subjects:	Dryden, John, > 1631-1700 > Dramatic works. Behn, Aphra, > 1640-1689 > Dramatic works. Behn, Aphra, > 1640-1689 Dryden, John, > 1631-1700 English drama > Restoration, 1660-1700 > History and criticism. Literature and history > Great Britain > History > 17th century. Theater and society > Great Britain > History > 17th century. Theater > Great Britain > History > 17th century. Great Britain > History > Restoration, 1660-1688. Théâtre anglais > 1660-1700 (Restauration) > Histoire et critique. Littérature et histoire > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle. Théâtre et société > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle. Théâtre > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle. Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1660-1688 (Restauration) Criticism and interpretation English drama > Restoration Literature and history Theater Theater and society Great Britain Toneelstukken. Restauratie (geschiedenis) Engels. English Literature. English. Languages & Literatures. Littérature et histoire > Grande-Bretagne > 1603-1714 (Stuarts) Théâtre anglais > 1660-1700 (Restauration) > Thèmes, motifs. Théâtre > Aspect social > 17e siècle. 1600-1700 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

1. Reading the Politics of Restoration Drama
2. The Politics of the Crisis
3. Dramatic and Political Shifts: The Example of John Crowne
4. The Dramatic Language of Politics
5. The Dramatic Language of Sexual Politics
6. Themes and Tropes Reversed
7. Tory Plays: The Contradictions of Royalism in Crisis
8. Whig Plays: Vitality in Opposition
9. City Drama: Thomas Jordan's Lord Mayor's Shows.