The Ornament of Action : Text and Performance in Restoration Comedy

By Peter Holland and Peter Holland

Book Overview

How was Restoration comedies performed on the Restoration stage? How did Wycherley or Congreve expect their plays to be acted? How much were they influenced by theatrical conditions and conventions?... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521220483
• ISBN13: 9780521220484
• Release Date: May 1979
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.