This
Companion illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work 1660 to 1710. Twenty-five essays by leading scholars in the field bring together the best recent insights into the full range of dramatic practice and innovation at the time.
- Introduces readers to the recent boom in scholarship that has revitalised Restoration drama
- Explores historical and cultural contexts, genres of Restoration drama, and key dramatists, among them Dryden and Behn
About the Contributors viii
Preface and Acknowledgements xii
PART I The Drama in Context 1
1 The Post-1660 Theatres as Performance Spaces 3
Edward A.. Langhans
2 Restoration Dramatic Theory and Criticism 19
Paul D. Cannan
3 Theatrical Regulation during the Restoration Period 36
Matthew J. Kinservik
4 Libertinism and Sexuality 53
Maximillian E. Novak
5 The Restoration Actress 69
Deborah Payne Fisk
6 Masculinity in Restoration Drama 92
Laura J. Rosenthal
7 Images of Monarchy on the Restoration Stage 109
Jessica Munns
8 Restoration Drama and Politics: An Overview 126
Susan J. Owen
9 Restoration Drama and Social Class 140
Aparna Dharwadker
10 Race, Performance and the Silenced Prince of Angola 161
Mita Choudhury
11 Restoration Drama after the Restoration: The Critics, the Repertory and the Canlc!
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