Written in defiance of Jeremy Collier and the budding fashion forsentimental drama, this late Restoration comedy exposes the reformedrake Loveless to the temptations of London and the charms of a merrywidow, neither of which he is able to withstand. More memorable thanthe straying husband, however, is Restoration comedy's ultimatefollower of fashion, Lord Foppington, who defends himself in theEpilogue by observing that no highwayman or Jacobite was ever welldressed.
As the introduction to this edition argues, Sir John Vanbrugh- dramatist, architect and member of the influential Kit Cat Club -presents courtship and marriage not only with cynicism, but also withmoral bravery and social impudence; qualities not much in evidence inhis sentimental rivals.
| ISBN: | 9780713628876 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 1987 |
| Author: | John Vanbrugh |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Methuen Drama an imprint of A&C Black |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | New Mermaids |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts |
Written in defiance of Jeremy Collier and the budding fashion forsentimental drama, this late Restoration comedy exposes the reformedrake Loveless to the temptations of London and the charms of a merrywidow, neither of which he is able to withstand. More memorable thanthe straying husband, however, is Restoration comedy's ultimatefollower of fashion, Lord Foppington, who defends himself in theEpilogue by observing that no highwayman or Jacobite was ever welldressed.
The Relapse features in the following genres: Plays, playscripts
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The Relapse was written by John Vanbrugh and published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama an imprint of A&C Black
The Relapse has 160 pages
Yes it is part of New Mermaids series
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