• ISBN13: 9788171563494
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: June 25, 1992
• Pages: 242
• Original Price: INR 250.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 250 grams

Restoration Comedy has been attacked from different quarters for its immorality and profaneness. Eighteenth Century Comedy is very much the product of and reaction to the comedy of the previous age. The author studies eighteenth century comedy as a crusade against the immorality and profaneness of the Restoration Comedy. The study critically analyses works of some of the major comedy writers, viz., Etherege, Dryden, Wycherley, Shadwell, Congreve etc. Emphasis on the reforming zeal of the early-Eighteenth century writers, viz., Cibber, Steele, Vanbrugh, Farquhar etc. adds great significance to the book and enhances its importance for the scholars of English literature.

Dr. (Mrs). J. Ahluwalia, Reader in English, has been teaching literature to Hons. students of Delhi University for over two decades. She is a resource person with the Academic Staff Colleges. She has published many articles on Eighteenth Century literature in many periodicals. She has also presented many papers at national and international conferences. She is, at present, working on a project on the criminal world portrayed in the Eighteenth Century Literature.

• Section I. The Perspective

• 1. Social and Political Background
• 2. English Comedy from 1660 to 1700
• 3. The Restoration Comedy and its Critics

• Section II. The Playwrights

• 4. Cibber and his contemporaries
• 5. Steele’s Comedies: The Funeral
• 6. The Lying Lover
• 7. The Tender Husband: Or, The Accomplished Fools
• 8. The Conscious Lovers

• Section III. The Problem and Issues

• 9. Social Reform
• 10. Moral and Sentimental Strain
• 11. Marriage and Comedy
• 12. The Status of Women
• 13. Conclusion
• Appendices
• 14. Life and Career of Richard Streele
• 15. Steele’s Contribution to Drama
• Bibliography
• Index