The rakish stage : studies in English drama, 1660-1800 / by Hume, Robert D.

Table of Contents: “…Lee's The Princess of Cleve -- The myth of the rake in Restoration comedy -- Marital discord in English comedy from Dryden to Fielding -- The multifarious forms of eighteenth-century comedy -- The world is all alike -- The London theatre from The beggar's opera to the Licensing Act -- Goldsmith and Sheridan and the supposed revolution of laughing against sentimental comedy.…”

Twelve famous plays of the restoration and eighteenth century;

Table of Contents: “…--The beaux' stratagem, by George Farquhar.--The beggar's opera, by John Gay.--The clandestine marriage, by David Garrick.…”

Plays of the restoration and eighteenth century as they were acted at the theatres-royal by Their Majesties' servants, by MacMillan, Dougald, 1897-

Table of Contents: “…--The conscious lovers, by Sir R. Steele.--The beggar's opera, by J. Gay.--The London merchant, by G. …”

Restoration drama and the idea of literature / by Mannheimer, Katherine

Table of Contents: “…"Take This Sad Ballad, Which I Bought at Fair": Pastoral Performance and Print Capitalism in John Gay's The What D'Ye Call It and The Beggar's Opera -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index…”
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English plays, 1660-1820, by Morgan, A. E. 1886-1972