Women, Writing, and the Theater in the Early Modern Period: The Plays of Aphra Behn and Suzanne CentlivreFairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2001 - 273 من الصفحات The previous revolutionary period in England had changed the nation enough for women's participation in all areas of society, politics, and religion to become feasible and visible. This emergent visibility gave them a chance to become actresses after 1661, and sparked their desire to offer contributions to the public stage after 1669."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... called her High Church or Tory voice : clearly clerical in tone , it refers to God , the " wise Institutor of Matrimony " ( 92 ) , as the prime authority in a hierarchical structuring of society as well as in gender relationships : GOD ...
... called her High Church or Tory voice : clearly clerical in tone , it refers to God , the " wise Institutor of Matrimony " ( 92 ) , as the prime authority in a hierarchical structuring of society as well as in gender relationships : GOD ...
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... called for here : my use of " sentimental ” and " sense " is , obviously , modern . In Centlivre's time sentimental could still have referred to someone able both to express thoughts , opinions , and ideas , and to make intellectual ...
... called for here : my use of " sentimental ” and " sense " is , obviously , modern . In Centlivre's time sentimental could still have referred to someone able both to express thoughts , opinions , and ideas , and to make intellectual ...
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... called the Crim . Con . Act , and what , much less euphemistically , goes un- der the heading of wife sale . Once again both procedures prominently fea- ture the notion of property . The former covers " an action by a husband for ...
... called the Crim . Con . Act , and what , much less euphemistically , goes un- der the heading of wife sale . Once again both procedures prominently fea- ture the notion of property . The former covers " an action by a husband for ...
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Acknowledgments | 9 |
What is a Wife? | 37 |
What pleasant Lives Women lead in England | 71 |
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