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The Old English Dramatists

The Old English Dramatists

Lowell, James Russell

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Biographies GeneralGeneral PoetryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1162733411
ISBN13: 9781162733418
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Old English Dramatists is a book written by James Russell Lowell, which provides a comprehensive overview of the history and development of drama in England during the Old English period. The book covers the works of various playwrights, including William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe, among others.Lowell delves into the social and cultural context in which these playwrights lived and worked, exploring the political and religious influences that shaped their writing. He also examines the themes and motifs that are present in their plays, such as love, power, and morality.The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a particular playwright or group of playwrights. Lowell provides detailed analyses of their works, discussing their literary techniques and the impact they had on the development of drama in England.Overall, The Old English Dramatists is an insightful and informative book that provides readers with a deeper understanding of the rich history of English drama. It is a must-read for anyone interested in literature, history, or theatre.1893. Lowell is one of the group of authors sometimes called the Fireside Poets, or the Schoolroom Poets, a group which also included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Because of their conservative approach to verse and the often blatant morality in their poetry, the very qualities that made them popular in their day, have put them out of favor for much of the twentieth century. However, given that Lowell was an ardent abolitionist he may not have been considered conservative in his day. The substance of this volume originated from six lectures read by Lowell at the Lowell Institute in Boston. Contents: Marlowe; Webster; Chapman; Beaumont and Fletcher; and Massinger and Ford. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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