1st Edition

Social Mode of Restoration Comedy

By Kathleen M. Lynch Copyright 1967
    252 Pages
    by Routledge

    253 Pages
    by Routledge

    Published in 1967: This book is a historical account of comedy during the Restoration period in England. It discusses Comedy from Jonson to Shirley, serious drama in the Reign of Charles I and the period of Etherege.

    1. A Survey of Restoration Comedy  2. The Trend of Realistic Comedy from Jonson to Shirley  3. Court Influences on Serious Drama in the Reign of Charles I  4. Court Influences on Comedy in the Reign of Charles I  5. The Precieuse Tradition, 1642-1664  6. The Period of Etherege  7. Congreve  8. Conclusion

    Biography

    Kathleen M. Lynch