Tricksters and Estates : On the Ideology of Restoration Comedy.

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If the Renaissance was the Golden Age of English comedy, the Restoration was the Silver. These comedies are full of tricksters attempting to gain estates, the emblem and the reality of power in late feudal England. The tricksters appear in a number of guises, such as heroines landing their men, youn...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Canfield, J. Douglas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Subjects:
1600-1700
Comedies of manners, English > History and criticism.
English drama > Restoration, 1660-1700 > History and criticism.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
English drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Inheritance and succession in literature.
Rogues and vagabonds in literature.
Deception in literature.
Tricksters in literature.
Théâtre anglais > 1660-1700 (Restauration) > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Comédie anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Successions et héritages dans la littérature.
Vagabonds dans la littérature.
Tromperie dans la littérature.
Tricksters dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Comedies of manners, English
Deception in literature
English drama (Comedy)
English drama > Restoration
Inheritance and succession in literature
Literature and society
Rogues and vagabonds in literature
Tricksters in literature
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Tricksters and Estates : On the Ideology of Restoration Comedy
by Canfield, J. Douglas
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