1. Reading the Politics of Restoration Drama -- 2. The Politics of the Crisis -- 3. Dramatic and Political Shifts: The Example of John Crowne -- 4. The Dramatic Language of Politics -- 5. The Dramatic Language of Sexual Politics -- 6. Themes and Tropes Reversed -- 7. Tory Plays: The Contradictions of Royalism in Crisis -- 8. Whig Plays: Vitality in Opposition -- 9. City Drama: Thomas Jordan's Lord Mayor's Shows
Summary
This work studies the drama of the Restoration, in particular that of the Popish Plot and Exclusion Crisis. It considers all the known plays of this period, including works by Dryden and Behn, in their historical context
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-330) and index
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