The Relapse and Other Plays |
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Author:
| Vanbrugh, John |
Editor:
| Hammond, Brean |
Series title: | Oxford English Drama Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-280-75322-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $19.25 |
Book Description:
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The Relapse * The Provoked Wife * The Confederacy * A Journey to London * The Country House These five comedies on the theme of marital disharmony by the foremost Restoration playwright John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) are published in the Oxford English Drama series. The texts are freshly edited using modern spelling. There is a critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography which together illuminate the plays' cultural context and theatrical potential for...
More DescriptionThe Relapse * The Provoked Wife * The Confederacy * A Journey to London * The Country House These five comedies on the theme of marital disharmony by the foremost Restoration playwright John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) are published in the Oxford English Drama series. The texts are freshly edited using modern spelling. There is a critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography which together illuminate the plays' cultural context and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike. 'The series should reshape the canon in a number of significant areas. A splendid and imaginative project.' Professor Anne Barton, Cambridge University.