London Assurance
Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Dion Boucicault | ISBN: | 9781408144121 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | June 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dion Boucicault |
| ISBN: | 9781408144121 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | June 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| Language: | English |
Dion Boucicault was a witty, selfish and deceitful charmer, a bigamist, a profligate spendthrift and the author of dozens of successful plays, only a handful of which endure. Among these his early comedies influenced Oscar Wilde, and his Irish melodramas Shaw, Synge, and O'Casey. London Assurance was his first success, a 'modern comedy' which opened at Covent Garden in 1841 and was the hit of the season.
This is the first fully-annotated edition of the play, and it includes an outline of the author's amazing career, an account of the play's composition, and a critical introduction.
Dion Boucicault was a witty, selfish and deceitful charmer, a bigamist, a profligate spendthrift and the author of dozens of successful plays, only a handful of which endure. Among these his early comedies influenced Oscar Wilde, and his Irish melodramas Shaw, Synge, and O'Casey. London Assurance was his first success, a 'modern comedy' which opened at Covent Garden in 1841 and was the hit of the season.
This is the first fully-annotated edition of the play, and it includes an outline of the author's amazing career, an account of the play's composition, and a critical introduction.
