Restoration & Eighteenth Century Comedy 2e (NCE): Authoritative Texts of the Country Wife, the Man of Mode, the Rover, the Way of the World, the ... : Contexts, cr: 0 (Norton Critical Editions) - Softcover

Mcmillin, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393963349 ISBN 13: 9780393963342

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997

The plays are fully annotated for the modern reader and are accompanied by six illustrations. The close relationship between theater and society during the period continues to be the focus of "Contexts." The editor offers contemporary discussions of the following topics: "On Wit, Humour, and Laughter: 1660-1775," "The Collier Controversy: 1698," "Steele and Dennis: On The Man of Mode and The Conscious Lovers," and "Stages, Actors, and Audiences." "Criticism" has been revised to reflect approaches in scholarly interpretations. Two seminal essays from the First Edition have been retained-Charles Lamb's appreciation of the period's comedy and L. C. Knights's condemnation of it. New essays by Jocelyn Powell, Harriet Hawkins, Elin Diamond, Martin Price, and Laura Brown have been added.

Synopsis:

This is a new edition of this work, including the five plays of the first edition, "The Country Wife", "The Man of Mode", "The Way of the World", The Conscious Lovers" and "The School for Scandal", as well as "The Rover" by Aphra Behn. The book underlines the relationship between theatre and society in the plays. The criticism section has been revised to reflect recent approaches in scholarly interpretation.

About the Author:

Scott McMillin was Professor of English at Cornell University.

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0393963349
• ISBN 13: 9780393963342
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 648