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An introductory guide to the themes, styles, concerns and contexts of English drama from 1940 to the plays of the late 1990s.
An analytical record of all plays, extinct or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles and dramatic companies.
Ten original essays on English drama from Tudor times onwards examines different aspects on the development of this art form.
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Twenty-six original essays by leading theorists and historians of the pre-seventeenth-century English stage chart a paradigmatic shift within the field. In contrast to the traditional emphasis on individual authors, the contributors to this storehouse of new historical information and critical insight explore the place of the stage within the larger society, as well as issues of performance and physical space, providing an innovative approach to both literary studies and cultural history.
The most important period in the history of English drama is revealed in Alexander Leggatt's challenging account. The author considers English drama from the beginning of Shakespeare's career to the restoration of Charles II. Focusing on Shakespeare and the development of his art, he examines all his major contemporaries: Jonson, Middleton, Webster, Beaumont, Fletcher and Ford. He combines close analysis of specific plays with a broader look at trends within drama.