Popular plays by women in the Restoration and eighteenth century / edited by Tanya Caldwell.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press, ©2011.
Description
299 pages ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    This work offers a selection of popular dramatic works by female playwrights from Aphra Behn in the 1670s through to Hannah Cowley in the later 18th century. This title shows how these playwrights captured audiences through wit, social awareness, and dramatic dexterity.
    Notes
    "Edited by Denis Johnston"--T.p. verso.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-299).
    Creation/​Production credits
    "Edited by Denis Johnston"--Title page verso.
    Contents
    • The emperor of the moon / Aphra Behn
    • The gamester / Susanna Centlivre
    • The rehearsal, or, Bays in petticoats / Catherine Clive
    • The runaway / Hannah Cowley.
    ISBN
    • 9781551119168 ((pbk.))
    • 1551119161 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2011453935
    OCLC
    718182444
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