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Chapter thirteen covers drama from the seventeenth-century English Restoration, as well as the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Topics include the introduction of neo-classical ideals into English drama, the Romantic Movement and the introduction of theater into middle class Europe and America. After reading this chapter you should:
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| 1. Be familiar with theater trends during the English Restoration. Have a knowledge of:
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| 2. Be familiar with the description of a seventeenth-century production of The Country Wife in London. |
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| 3. Be familiar with the synopsis of The Way of the World by William Congreve. |
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| 4. Be aware of the fact that the eighteenth century brought deviations from traditional dramatic genres including drame, Bourgeois tragedy, domestic tragedy, ballad opera, and musical entertainments by boulevard theaters. |
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| 5. Understand that a more complex world came with the eighteenth century and new dramatic forms were developed. Have a knowledge of theater production in the eighteenth century, specifically:
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| 6. Be familiar with the description of an eighteenth-century production of The Marriage of Figaro in Paris. |
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| 7. Understand how social change in the nineteenth century affected dramatic forms of theater:
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| 8. Understand theater production in the nineteenth century, specifically:
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| 9. Understand that popular entertainments, including minstrel shows, circuses, music halls, and museums , and theater of the nineteenth century became intertwined and almost indistinguishable. |
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| 10. Be familiar with the following historical figures: a. Oliver Cromwell |