Restoration Comedy 1671-1682 A Catalogue

Pgt; The Restoration Comedy Project Is The First Attempt To Provide A Detailed Catalogue Of All English Comedies Produced Between The Recovery Of Theatrical Activities After The Restoration Of Charles Ii In 1660 And The Proto-union Of The Companies In 1706 Under The Reign Of Queen Anne, A Time Span Of Nearly Fifty Years That Was Crucial In The Development Of English Drama In General And Specially Comedy. Volume I (1660-1670) Discusses The Comedies Produced In The Years Following The Reopening Of The Theatres And Traces The Development Of Generic Models. Volume Ii (1671-1682) Tracks The Growth And Decline Of The Patent Companies Until The Crisis Sparked By The Popish Plot And The Ruin Of The Kingrsquo;s Co.