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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... character . Some progress may be perceived in Centlivre . Among her innumerable female characters there is one young woman , finally , whose erudition and pursuit of knowledge is treated with unambiguous sympathy and support— the first ...
... character . Some progress may be perceived in Centlivre . Among her innumerable female characters there is one young woman , finally , whose erudition and pursuit of knowledge is treated with unambiguous sympathy and support— the first ...
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... character : in her home , over her tea table , Millamant is allowed to present her situation and to try to modify it with the help of her wit and rhetoric . In this way , the dramatist highlights the competing discourses within which ...
... character : in her home , over her tea table , Millamant is allowed to present her situation and to try to modify it with the help of her wit and rhetoric . In this way , the dramatist highlights the competing discourses within which ...
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... character . This is why I shall deal with some of Centlivre's sentimental heroines first , before having a look at their more sensible , but far less col- orful , sisters . On the whole , those of Centlivre's women of the reforming or ...
... character . This is why I shall deal with some of Centlivre's sentimental heroines first , before having a look at their more sensible , but far less col- orful , sisters . On the whole , those of Centlivre's women of the reforming or ...
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Acknowledgments | 9 |
What is a Wife? | 37 |
What pleasant Lives Women lead in England | 71 |
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