The Theatre of Praise

The Panegyric Tradition in Seventeenth-century English Drama

• Author(s): Joanne Altieri,
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Pages: 240
• ISBN_10: 0874132754
  ISBN_13: 9780874132755
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Drama / General , Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Literary Criticism / General , Literary Criticism / Drama , Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General , Music / Genres & Styles / Opera ,

Description:... A critical examination of panegyrical theatre from its beginnings in the masque, city pageant, and history plays to its varied culmination on the Restoration musical stage.