The Dramatic Works of George Lillo. Edited By James L. Steffensen. Including Silvia, Edited by Richard Noble. [Oxford English Texts series].

LILLO (GEORGE) [1693-1739]. Steffensen (James L.), and Noble (Richard), editors.

ISBN 10: 0198127146 / ISBN 13: 9780198127147

Published by Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1993

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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. First edition. xxxv,[i],751,[1]pp. Original charcoal gray cloth, gilt lettering & decoration. No dustwrapper, as issued. An EX-INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY copy with library label and barcode sticker to front endpapers, stamp to title-page and discreet biro number to verso, stamp to upper & lower edge of textblock, and trace of careful removal of original ISBN sticker towards foot of lower board. In other respects a very good, bright copy, almost as new. (**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY** - Heavy/overweight item weighing 1.8 kg packed, therefore additional postage will be required for overseas orders. International customers, please ask for a prior shipping quote).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dramatic Works of George Lillo. Edited By James L. Steffensen. Including Silvia, Edited by Richard Noble. [Oxford English Texts series].
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198127146
• ISBN 13: 9780198127147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Drama, Theatre, the Stage
  • Augustan

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Synopsis

George Lillo's domestic tragedies provided the impetus for the development of new forms of serious drama during and after the 18th century, in the Continent as well as in the English-speaking theatre. This edition makes available all of the plays known or thought to have been written by the playwright, in reliable old-spelling texts following modern bibliographical principles. The introduction to each platy treats its sources, histories of publication and reception in the theatre and textual problem. The apparatus criticus and historical collations provide full bibliographical detail. Commentary notes discuss the author's use or adaptation of sources and furnish information about links among his own plays, topical background and literary allusions.

About the Author

James L. Steffensen, Professor of Drama, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. Richard Noble, Rare Books Cataloguer, John Hay Library, Brown University, Rhode Island.