Английская комедия XVII-XVIII веков

The authors of comedies, one of the leading genres of English dramaturgy of the 17th-17th centuries, uncovered and posed the most acute and topical issues before society with wit, ease, and fun.
The anthology presents plays by brilliant writers of that time - from Shakespeare to Sheridan . They are accompanied by statements of contemporaries and descendants about comedies, as well as a detailed commentary.
Compilation, preface, comments by I.V. Stupnikov.

The book includes works by:
William Shakespeare. Twelfth Night, or Anything (translated by E. L. Linetskaya);
Benjamin Johnson. Volpone, or the Fox (translation by P.V.Melkova);
William Congreve. Double game (translated by M.A. Donskoy);
George Farker. Recruiting officer (translated by R.N.Pomerantseva and Yu.B.Korneev);
John Gray. The Beggar's Opera (translation by P.V.Melkova);
Genr Fielding. Don Quixote in England (translated by Yu.I. Kagarlitsky, D. Fainberg and D. Samoilov);
Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Rivals (translated by T.L. Shchepktnoy-Kupernik);
Eric Bentley. Life of drama (excerpt from the chapter "Comedy"). Article (translated by V.Voronin);
A.Anikst. Twelfth Night, or Whatever. Article;
N.P.Akimov. Journey to Illyria. Article;
Charles Lam. About the artificial comedy of the last century. Article (translated by A.S.Bobovich);
St. Petersburg Mercury. About English comedy.