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Informationen zum Autor John Bull Klappentext The plays of Vanbrugh and Farquhar effectively herald the end of the great period of post-Restoration comedy. Both writers! in their very different ways! reflect the larger changes that British society was undergoing as it began to define a modern world. The renewed interest in their work! and the frequent revivals of it on stage! comes not just from an admiration of their reinvigoration of the comic mode! but from their clear articulation of the sense of an old world in conflict with a new. In his exciting new study of the two playwrights! John Bull locates their work both in the context of their own times and in the larger history of theatrical production. Zusammenfassung The renewed interest in their work! and the frequent revivals of it on stage! comes not just from an admiration of their reinvigoration of the comic mode! but from their clear articulation of the sense of an old world in conflict with a new. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Vanbrugh and Farquhar in context: Histories.- Lives! Times and Theatres.- At Play.- The Moral Reform Movement! Love's Last Shift! and Changing Sensibilities.- Vanbrugh! The Relapse and The Provoked Wife.- Vanbrugh's The Confederacy and Other Adaptations.- Farquhar! The Twin Rivals and Other Plays.- Farquhar! The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux Strategem.- Vanbrugh and Farquhar on the Modern Stage.- Notes.- Select Bibliographies.- Index.
