English Pastoral Drama

A scholarly study of the English pastoral drama, this book examines the evolution of this literary genre from the Restoration period to the late 18th century. Jeannette Augustus Marks provides detailed analysis of works by a range of writers, including Milton, Dryden, and Pope, shedding light on the social and artistic contexts that influenced these writers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from English Pastoral Drama: From the Restoration to the Date of the Publication of the "Lyrical Ballads" (1660-1798) A study of the dramatic pastoral in the eighteenth century points to the very nadir of English drama. As an indicator this work should be of value; it covers the ground from the reopening of the theatres to the natural death of play-writing and the incoming of novels; it exposes the fundamental weaknesses of dramatic conception during the Restoration, and discusses a past of vital beauty for the pastoral; and then, by means of some two hundred plays, it follows, often wearily enough, through triviality, cheapness and vulgarity, the complete degeneration of the dramatic pastoral mode. Living pastoral drama can never come again, for, like the eclogue some two hundred years earlier, it is extinct. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from English Pastoral Drama: From the Restoration to the Date of the Publication of the "Lyrical Ballads" (1660-1798) For many suggestions I am indebted to Professor Margaret Sherwood, ph.d. (yale University), of Wellesley College; some of Miss Sherwood's eriti cisms and comments I have taken almost verbatim. To Miss Helen M. Cady, m.a. (wellesley), I am under great obligations for helping me in my bibliographical work at the Boston Public Library and in England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.