John Crowne (Classic Reprint): His Life and Dramatic Works - Couverture souple

White, Arthur Franklin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333527195 ISBN 13 : 9781333527198

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book delves into the life and dramatic works of Restoration playwright John Crowne, a lesser-known literary figure who penned both comedies and tragedies. The author provides a detailed account of Crowne's life, tracing his journey from his father's service in the Earl of Arundel's household to his own literary career. Along the way, the book sheds light on the Restoration era's theatrical landscape and the complex interplay between politics, religion, and the arts. Through an examination of Crowne's plays, the book explores themes of morality, gender roles, and the tension between individual desire and societal expectations. It also situates Crowne's work within the broader context of Restoration drama, highlighting his unique contributions and the lasting impact of his plays on the genre.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It has been my aim in the following pages to give an account of the life and dramatic works of the now little known and less studied Restoration playwright, John Crowne. During the first half of the eighteenth century his name was kept alive by the retention of his best comedy, Sir Courtly Nice, in the repertory of the two theatres, but it was not until 1873 that his dramas were accessible to the general public in any form other than the original quartos and the few reprints of his more successful plays. In that year, however, James Maidment and W. H. Logan began the publication of his dramas in four volumes for the series known as Dramatists of the Restoration .T hey prefaced their work with a short memoir, and prefixed a brief historical and critical account to each play. Their editorial work is of some value, but it is made up too frequently of digressions upon the noblemen to whom Crowne dedicated his plays. The only considerable scholarly investigation hitherto made is Wilhelm Grosse smonograph, John Crownes Komodien und burleske Dichtung, published in 1903. Grosse limited himself to the five extant comedies of Crowne and his two short burlesque poems, and gave only a sketchy account of his life. My initial reason for undertaking a study of Crowne was the interest which attaches to his three years residence in America and his attendance at Harvard College from 1657 to 1660. I also hoped to discover some new facts to add to the meagre record of his life, and in this attempt the results have not been entirely barren. Furthermore, no detailed study has ever been made of Crowne stragedies, though he is as much a tragic poet as a comic dramatist. A ccordingly, I have tried to show the relation between these two sides of his literary activity, and from the relation thus established to determine Crowne strue importance to the students of the drama. This lies c
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333527195
• ISBN 13: 9781333527198
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 215
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