Overview
- Contains the full texts of four widelystudied plays
Fully annotated throughout
A detailed introduction sets the plays in contemporary context and provides biographic details of the playwrights
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This edition offers an ideal introduction to the plays and theatre of the late eighteenth century in England, France and Germany as it brings together key texts revolving around the themes of sex and class. The texts of the plays by Sheridan and Goldsmith are based on first editions, while those of the plays by Beaumarchais and Lessing are based on the earliest published translations; textual notes explain unfamiliar terms and allusions. A full introduction locates the plays in their cultural and political context and provides a comparative overview of contemporary theatre.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
DAVID THOMAS is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Four Georgian and Pre-Revolutionary Plays
Editors: David Thomas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26947-1
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 317
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Eighteenth-Century Literature