Publisher's Synopsis
This Companion illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work 1660 to 1710. Twenty-five essays by leading scholars in the field bring together the best recent insights into the full range of dramatic practice and innovation at the time.
- Introduces readers to the recent boom in scholarship that has revitalised Restoration drama
- Explores historical and cultural contexts, genres of Restoration drama, and key dramatists, among them Dryden and Behn
