Dobrée, Bonamy

Restoration tragedy, 1660-1720 by Bonamy Dobrée. - Oxford Clarendon Press [1966] - 189 p. 19 cm.

Introduction.--The necessity for heroism.--Restoration criticism; and the trend of writing.--Blank verse and the heroic couplet.--Cleopatra and 'That criticall warr.'--John Dryden and artificial tragedy.--Nat Lee and the tragedy of humours.--Thomas Otway.--Nicholas Rowe.--The mourning bride and Cato.--Conclusion.--Bibliography (p. [183]-186).--Index.


English drama--Restoration--History and criticism.
English drama Tragedy--History and criticism.