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Century of English Farce / Leo Hughes.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2128Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©1956Description: 1 online resource (316 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691626864
  • 9781400876891
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 822.409
LOC classification:
  • PR698.F35
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. A Problem in Definition -- 2. Structure and Devices -- 3. Farce and the Afterpiece -- 4. Rival Entertainments: Pantomime, Burlesque, Satire, Sentiment -- 5. Sources and Influences -- 6. The Actors -- 7. Fairs and Strollers -- 8. Some Representative Farces -- 9. Conclusion: The Status of Farce -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: This study of farce and low comedy in the English theatre covers the period in which farce as a distinct genre had its beginning.Originally published in 1956.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781400876891

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. A Problem in Definition -- 2. Structure and Devices -- 3. Farce and the Afterpiece -- 4. Rival Entertainments: Pantomime, Burlesque, Satire, Sentiment -- 5. Sources and Influences -- 6. The Actors -- 7. Fairs and Strollers -- 8. Some Representative Farces -- 9. Conclusion: The Status of Farce -- Bibliography -- Index

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This study of farce and low comedy in the English theatre covers the period in which farce as a distinct genre had its beginning.Originally published in 1956.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)