Restoration Comedy, 1671-1682 : Teneo Press : 9781934844359 : 1934844357 : 08 Apr 2019 : The Restoration Comedy Project is the first attempt to provide a detailed catalogue of all English comedies produced between the recovery of theatrical activities after the restoration of Charles II in 1660 and the proto-union of the companies in 1706 under the reign of Queen Anne, a time span of nearly fifty years that was crucial in the development of English drama in general and specially comedy. Volume I (1660-1670) discusses the comedies produced in the years following the reopening of the theatres and traces the development of new generic models. Volume II (1671-1682) tracks the growth and decline of the patent companies until the crisis sparked by the Popish Plot and the ruin of the King's Co. forced a union. Volume III (1682-1694): focuses on the comic production of the United Co. and Volume IV (1695-1706) covers a period marked by the reestablishment of the two-company system. This volum