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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), a man of extreme passions and a playwright of immense talent, is the most important of Shakespeare's contemporaries. This edition offers his five major plays, which show the radicalism and vitality of his writing in the few years before his violent death.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
The four comedies here illustrate the richness of 18th century drama: Henry Fielding's 'The Modern Husband', David Garrick and George Colman's 'The Clandestine Marriage', Oliver Goldsmith's 'She Stoops to Conquer', and John O'Keefe's 'Wild Oats. Wood's introduction takes full account of the contemporary theatre world.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
This volume offers excellent value by bringing together four of the most popular, most frequently studied and performed, city comedies by Thomas Dekker, Thomas Middleton, Ben Jonson and their contemporaries. Each of the plays features tradesmen - a shoemaker, goldsmith, merchant, shop-keepers - and depicts bustling city life.
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