The relapse ; The provoked wife ; The confederacy ; A journey to London ; The country house / John Vanbrugh ; edited with an introduction and notes by Brean Hammond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Hammond, Brean S., 1951-

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford English drama

Oxford world's classics

Standardized Title:

Plays. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xli, 380 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2004]

Summary:

John Vanbrugh (1664-1726), one of the principal Restoration dramatists, is best known for comedies that capture the hilarious idiosyncrasies and unique subject matter of marital discord. This collection contains five of his most rollicking comedies on marital disharmony, edited to the high standard of the Oxford English Drama series in modernized spelling and including full notes and glossary. In addition to his most famous plays, The Relapse and The Provoked Wife, the collection also includes The Confederacy, A Journey to London, and The Country House. There is a critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography which together illuminate the plays' cultural context and theatrical potential. The only selection of Vanbrugh's plays currently in print, this book is ideal for readers, performers and students alike.

Contents:

The relapse

The provoked wife

The confederacy

A journey to London

The country house.

ISBN:

0192833235

OCLC:

54685464