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100	1		_aNicoll, Allardyce _9244767
245	1	0	_aHistory of english drama 1660-1900 _b: alphabetical catalogue of plays _cAllardyce Nicoll
260			_aLondon: _bCambridge University Press, _c1959.
300			_a565 p. _bVol. VI
500			_aHB
520			_aAllardyce Nicoll's History of English Drama, 1660-1900 was an immense scholarly achievement and the work of one man. Nicoll's History, which tells the story of English drama from the reopening of the theatres at the time of the Restoration right through to the end of the Victorian period, was viewed by Notes and Queries (1952) as 'a great work of exploration, a detailed guide to the untrodden acres of our dramatic history, hitherto largely ignored as barren and devoid of interest'. The History is reissued in seven paperback volumes, available separately and as a set. In volumes 1-5 Nicoll describes the conditions of the stage, actors and managers as well as dramatic genres. The sixth and seventh volumes offer a comprehensive list of all the plays known to have been produced or printed in England between 1660 and 1930, with their authors and alternative titles; it has thus independent value as well as providing an index to the earlier volumes.
546			_aEng
650		4	_aLiterary studies: general. _958114
650		4	_aDrama. _9244768
650		4	_aPlays. _9244769
650		4	_aDrama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. _9244770
650		4	_aEnglish, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. _9244771
650		4	_aLiterary Criticism. _9244772
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