Sir John Vanbrugh The Playwright As Architect

Name: Sir John Vanbrugh The Playwright As Architect
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ISBN: 9780271007236

ISBN-10: 0271007230

ISBN-13: 9780271007236

Edition: 1991

Authors: Frank McCormick

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McCormick's study is the first to show the interrelation of Vanbrugh's seemingly disparate careers as architect and dramatist. Perhaps because his talent embraced two diverse disciplines, Sir John Vanbrugh has received less critical attention that his achievements deserve. Vanbrugh wrote or adapted ten comedies (The Relapse and The Provoked Wife proving the most successful) and designed a host of country houses of which the best known are Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. In fact, no one built grander or more controversial country homes than Vanbrugh.McCormick challenges the previous critical studies of Vanbrugh that have concentrated on either his architectural of his playwriting career…

Book details

List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 7/12/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 206
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English