Richard Brome: Place and Politics on the Caroline Stage
By (Author) Matthew Steggle
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
28th October 2004
United Kingdom
Hardback
232
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Offers a groudbreaking and authoritative account of the life and works of Richard Brome, the leading comic playwright of 1630s London - reconstructs the chronology of his career from manservant to successful professional dramatist and beyond, and discusses all his comedies, including the two best-known plays, 'A Jovial Crew' and 'The Antipodes'. -- .
Matthew Steggle is Lecturer in English at Sheffield Hallam University