Marriage A-La-Mode (New Mermaids) (Paperback)

by John Dryden (Author), David Crane (Author)

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"In the romantic heroic word, truth must out and the real king be discovered; in the sexual comedy the players also discover a larger design, which keeps tripping them up, bringing them to a fuller sense of human reality."-The Eighteenth Century: A Current Bibliography (The Eighteenth Century: A Current Bibliography ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:

• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards
• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings
• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play
• Critical, contextual and staging notes
• Photographs of productions where applicable
• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.

Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike.

Product Details

• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: A&C Black (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393900649
• ISBN-13: 978-0393900644
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,008,538 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Developing the Comedic Genre in Restoration England, January 24, 2009

By	Diana Harland (Williamsburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dryden's "Marriage A-La-Mode" can be thought of as a Comedy of Manners play of the Restoration era but was actually written before the genre took true form and had a part in developing its eventual popularity. "Marriage A-La-Mode" satirizes the English Aristocracy and has the distinction of creating what became comedic typologies, especially in the character of Melantha. The separate storylines are only superficially interwoven though both are explicitly critical of aristocratic lifestyles and attitudes. If you like the genre of Restoration Comedy, Dryden's "Marriage" is a good bet and without the over-complicated plots of Sheridan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, March 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Marriage a la Mode (Regents Restoration Drama) (Paperback)

THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING, PACKED WITH DRAMA, AND SUSPENSE, AND COMEDY. EVERYTHING THE 1999 ACADEMY AWARDS DIDN'T HAVE