Dramatic Essays of the Neoclassic AgeHenry Hitch Adams, Baxter Hathaway Columbia University Press, 1950 - 412 pages A collection of critical dramatic essays from the neoclassic period beginning in 1660 with the Restoration period in England and the influence of French neoclassic ideas. Includes essays from Pierre Corneille, John Dryden, Saint-Evremond, John Milton, and others. |
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PIERRE CORNEILLE | 1 |
THOMAS SHADWELL | 35 |
SAINTÉVREMOND | 102 |
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