The Restoration stage.
By: Edited by John I. McCollum, Jr.
Publisher: Greenwood Press; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Format: h
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Theater -- England -- History -- 17th century; English drama -- Restoration, 1660-1700 -- History and criticism
Notes: Bibliography: p. 225-234.
Original ed. issued as no. 8 of Houghton Mifflin research series.
Table of contents: title: Upon critics / Samuel Butler -- A play-writer / Samuel Butler -- From apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber / Colley Cibber -- From a short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage / Jeremy Collier -- From Roscius Anglicanus / John Downes -- From an essay of dramatick poesy / John Dryden -- Epilogue to the second part of the conquest of Granada / John Dryden -- From defence of the epilogue / John Dryden -- From the grounds of criticism in tragedy / John Dryden -- From preface to Albion And Albanius / John Dryden -- Epistle the twelfth, To my dear friend Mr. Congreve / John Dryden -- From preface to fables / John Dryden -- From memoirs / John Evelyn -- From a discourse upon comedy / George Farquhar -- From the life of Mr. Thomas Betterton / Charles Gildon -- From an account of the English dramatick poets / Gerard Langbaine -- From travels of Cosmo the Third / Count Lorenzo Magalovri -- From diary / Samuel Pepys -- From a short view of tragedy / Thomas Rymer  -- Preface to the sullen lovers / Thomas Shadwell -- Prologue to the sullen lovers / Thomas Shadwell -- Preface to the humorists / Thomas Shadwell -- Epilogue to the humorists / Thomas Shadwell -- From a voyage to England / Samuel Sorbiere -- Observations on Mons. de Sorbiere’s voyage -- From observations, anecdotes, and characters of books and men / Joseph Spence -- From historia histrionica / James Wright -- Handlist of selected plays -- Suggested topics for papers.