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Restoration drama
1. DEPARTMENT OF
ENGLISH
Mr. M. Kathiravan M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed.
Assistant Professor of English
Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya College
Aruppukottai
Virudhunagar – 626 101
Tamilnadu
2. The Restoration Drama 1660-
1689
History Puritan rule came to an end
Charles II was resorted to the throne of England
Theatres were reopened
Identified by sensuality and represent the character of the Upper Class society
The influence of Italy passed away and his French influence became very strong
3. Restoration Playwrights
William Congreve
William Wycherley
George Etherege
John Vanbrugh
Nathaniel Lee
John Dryden
Aphra Behn
George Farquhar
Thomas Otway
4. Types of Restoration Drama
There are two types of drama in the restoration period
1. Comedy of Manners
2. Heroic Tragedy
5. Comedy of Manners
(Origin and Development)
Ben Jonson introduced the comedy of manners
It represents the life and manners of the Upper Class people of the 17th century
Native drama influenced by the French Drama
Comedy of Manners presents the habits, manners, conventions, and follies of a
particular section of society
Its plot it made up of love-intrigues, clandestine love affairs, character-
assassination, drinking and gambling.
9. George Farquhar
1677-1707
His Works
• Love and a Bottle
• The Constant Couple
• The Inconstant, or the Way to Win Him
10. John Vanbrugh
1664-1726
His Works
• The Relapse
• The Provoked Wife
• Aesop
• The False Friend
• The Confederacy
• The Mistake
11. Heroic Tragedy
(1660-1700)
Distinguished by both its verse structure and its subject matter
It was drama in the epic mode – grand, rhetorical and declamatory at its best and
often bombastic at its worst
Theme: Love and Honour
It was considerably influenced by French classical drama
A noble hero and an equally noble heroine are typically placed in a situation
12. John Dryden
1668-1688
His Works
• Trolius and Cressida
• Don Sebastian
• Love Triumphant
• Cleomenes
13. Nathaniel Lee
1653-1692
His Works
• The Tragedy of Nero, Emperour of Rome
• Oedipus: A Tragedy
• The Princess of Cleve
14. Thomas Otway
1652-1685
His Works
• The Orphan
• The Unhappy Marriage
• The History and Fall of Caius Marius