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A history of English drama, 1660-1900, Volume 2, early Eighteenth century drama / Allardyce Nicoll.

By: Nicoll, AllardycePublication details: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1952Description: 9 v.; viii, 467 pISBN: 9780521109291; 9780521058285Subject(s): Theater -- Great Britain -- History | English drama -- 18th century -- History and criticism | English drama | Great BritainDDC classification: 822.09

Contents:

Chapter one: The theatre. Introductory ; The audience ; The theatre ; The actors and actresses -- Chapter two: Tragedy. Introductory: The tendencies of the age ; Elizabethan, Restoration and foreign models ; Heroic dramas: 1700-1750 ; Pseudo-classic tragedies ; Augustan tragedies ; Domestic tragedies, and plays of private woe -- Chapter three: Comedy. Types of Augustan comedy ; Elizabethan, Restoration and foreign models ; Comedies of manners ; Comedies of intrigue ; Comedies of humours ; Comedies of sensibility ; Farces -- Chapter four: Miscellaneous forms of drama. Introductory ; Tragi-comedies and pastorals ; Italian and English operas ; Ballad-operas ; Pantomimes ; Masques and political plays ; Burlesques and rehearsals -- Appendix A. The theatres: 1700-1750 -- Appendix B. Select documents illustrating the history of the stage -- Appendix C. Hand-list of plays: 1700-1750: i. English plays and operas ; ii. Italian operas, oratorios and serenatas ; iii. Repertoire of the French and Italian comedians -- Supplementary to Chapter one -- Supplementary to Chapter two -- Supplementary to Chapter three -- Supplementary to Chapter four -- Supplementary to Appendix A -- Supplementary to Appendix C.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Central Library, Sikkim University Reference	Reference Collection	822.09 NIC/H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		46718

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Vol. 1 : Restoration drama 1660-1700.- 4th ed.
Vol. 2 : Early eighteenth century drama.- 3th ed.
Vol. 3 : Late eighteenth century drama 1750-1800.
Vol. 4 : Early nineteenth century drama 1800-1850.- 2nd ed.
Vol. 5/1-2 : Late nineteenth century drama 1850-1900.
Vol. 6 : pas encore paru.
Vol. 7/1-2 : The beginnings of the modern period 1900-1930.

Chapter one: The theatre. Introductory ; The audience ; The theatre ; The actors and actresses --
Chapter two: Tragedy. Introductory: The tendencies of the age ; Elizabethan, Restoration and foreign models ; Heroic dramas: 1700-1750 ; Pseudo-classic tragedies ; Augustan tragedies ; Domestic tragedies, and plays of private woe --
Chapter three: Comedy. Types of Augustan comedy ; Elizabethan, Restoration and foreign models ; Comedies of manners ; Comedies of intrigue ; Comedies of humours ; Comedies of sensibility ; Farces --
Chapter four: Miscellaneous forms of drama. Introductory ; Tragi-comedies and pastorals ; Italian and English operas ; Ballad-operas ; Pantomimes ; Masques and political plays ; Burlesques and rehearsals --
Appendix A. The theatres: 1700-1750 --
Appendix B. Select documents illustrating the history of the stage --
Appendix C. Hand-list of plays: 1700-1750: i. English plays and operas ; ii. Italian operas, oratorios and serenatas ; iii. Repertoire of the French and Italian comedians --
Supplementary to Chapter one --
Supplementary to Chapter two --
Supplementary to Chapter three --
Supplementary to Chapter four --
Supplementary to Appendix A --
Supplementary to Appendix C.

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