1st Edition

English Drama Shakespeare to the Restoration 1590-1660

By Alexander Leggatt Copyright 1988
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

The most important period in the history of English drama is revealed in Alexander Leggatt's challenging account. The author considers English drama from the beginning of Shakespeare's career to the restoration of Charles II. Focusing on Shakespeare and the development of his art, he examines all his major contemporaries: Jonson, Middleton, Webster, Beaumont, Fletcher and Ford. He combines close... Read more
1. Introduction  PART ONE: Shakespeare  2. Early Plays.  3. History and Comedy.  4. Tragedy.  5. Later Comedies.  PART Two: Early Jacobean Drama  6. The Early Jacobeans.  7. Jonson.  8. Middleton.  9. Webster.
10. Popular Drama.  PART THREE: Later Jacobean and Caroline Drama  11. Fletcher and Company.
12. Middleton, Rowley and Company.  13. Ford.  14. Caroline Drama.  Epilogue

Biography

Alexander Leggatt