Thomas Shadwell
Shadwell, Thomas - 1642?–1692, English dramatist and poet. His plays, written in the tradition of Jonson's comedy of humours, are distinguished for their realistic pictures of London life and for their frank and witty dialogue. They include The Sullen Lovers (1668), Epsom Wells (1672), and The Squire of Alsatia (1688). His devotion to Jonson instigated his feud with Dryden, whom he Read More...
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The Complete Works: Of Thomas Shadwell (includes "Epsom-Welles")
by Thomas Shadwell, Montague Summers. 403 pgs.
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Thomas Shadwell (includes "Sullen Lovers" and "The Squire of Alsatia")
by Thomas Shadwell, George Saintsbury. 462 pgs.
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The Designs of Carolean Comedy ("Shadwell and Otway, 1678-85" begins on p. 229)
by Eric Rothstein, Frances M. Kavenik. 296 pgs.
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A History of English Drama, 1660-1900 ("The Jonsonian Element: Shadwell" begins on p. 201)
by Allardyce Nicoll. 462 pgs.
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A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne (1899) (Discussion of Thomas Shadwell begins on p. 455)
by Adolphus William Ward. 604 pgs.
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