ichte_ (Sammlung Guschen) (Leipzig, 1904), which
contains a useful bibliography.

Regular French drama (tragedy and comedy):--F. Brunetiere, _Les
Epoques du theatre francais_, 1636-1850 (Paris, 1892); E. Chasles,
_La Comedie en France au XVI^e siecle_ (Paris, 1862); E. Faguet, _La
Tragedie francaise au XVI^e siecle_ (Paris, 1883); A. Filon, _The
Modern French Drama_ (London, 1898); V. Fournel, _Le Theatre au XVII^e
siecle_ (Paris, 1892); E. Fournier, _Le Theatre francais au XVI^e et
au XVII^e siecle_ (2 vols., Paris, s.d.); F. Hawkins, _Annals of the
French Stage_ (London, 1884); H. Lucas, _Hist. philosophique et
litteraire du theatre francais depuis son origine_ (3 vols., Paris);
Parfait, _Hist. du theatre francais_ (15 vols., Paris, 1745-1749); L.
Petit de Julleville, _Le theatre en France depuis ses origines jusqu'a
nos jours_ (Paris, 1899); E. Rigal, _Le theatre francais avant la
periode classique_ (Paris, 1901); E. Roy, _Etudes sur le theatre
francais du XV^e et du XVI^e siecle_ (Dijon, 1901).

The connexion between the Italian and French theatre in the 17th
century is traced in L. Moland, _Moliere et la comedie italienne_ (2nd
ed., Paris, 1867). See also J. C. Demogeot's, H. von Laun's and
Saintsbury's histories of French Literature.

Of the ample literature concerned with the modern English drama the
following works may be specially mentioned, as dealing with the entire
range of the English drama, or with more than one of its periods:--D.
E. Baker, _Biographia dramatica_ (continued to 1811 by J. Reed and S.
Jones) (3 vols., London, 1812); J. P. Collier, _History of English
Dramatic Poetry_, new ed. (3 vols., London, 1879); C. Dibdin, _A
complete History of the English Stage_ (5 vols., London, 1800); J. J.
Jusserand, _Le Theatre en Angleterre_ (2nd ed., Paris, 1881); G.
Langbaine, _Lives and Characters of the English Dramatic Poets_
(London, 1699); _The Poetical Register: or lives and characters of the
English dramatick poets_ (London, 1719); C. M. Rapp, _Studien uber das
englische Theater_, 2 parts (Tubingen, 1862); "G. S. B.", _Study of
the Prologue and Epilogue in English Literature_ (London, 1884); _The
Thespian Dictionary: or dramatic biography of the 18th century_
(London, 1802); A. W. Ward, _History of English Dramatic Literature to
the Death of Queen Anne_ (2nd ed., 3 vols., London, 1899); see also
the histories of English Literature