A History of English Dramatic, Vol. 1: Literature to the Death of Queen Anne

This book details the history of English literature, specifically as it pertains to dramatic works. The author positions this evolution within the broader context of social and political history, showing how drama flourished when the English national identity was forming in defiance to the dominant Catholic Church of the time. Themes of religious upheaval, as well as explorations of the conicts between human passions and divine principles, are common in these early plays which mattered because they not only reflected the spirit of the age but also shaped it by providing an accessible form of entertainment that critiqued the existing order.Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.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.This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value.The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.