Eighteenth-century women dramatists / edited by Melinda C. Finberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finberg, Melinda C.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford English drama

Oxford world's classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Women authors.

English drama.

English drama--18th century.

Women--Drama.

Women.

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

lxi, 380 pages ; 20 cm.

Other Title:

18th century women dramatists

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

These four plays, written by women dramatists during the Restoration, are now available in a single edition. This volume includes Mary Pix's The Innocent Mistress, Susanna Centlivre's The Busy-Body, Elizabeth Griffith's The Times, and Hannah Cowley's The Belle's Stratagem; thereby introducing readers to some of the earliest published women dramatists. The text is freshly edited using modern spelling. The critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation, and informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural context and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.

Contents:

The innocent mistress / Mary Pix

The busybody / Susanna Centlivre

The times / Elizabeth Griffith

The belle's stratagem / Hannah Cowley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-279).

ISBN:

0192827294

OCLC:

46713270