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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... desire , must clearly be seen as a threat or , for the female viewer , a warning . Directly opposed to views of ... desire , her own sensual and sexual needs , over and above her undoubted attrac- tiveness . Seen from a different ...
... desire , must clearly be seen as a threat or , for the female viewer , a warning . Directly opposed to views of ... desire , her own sensual and sexual needs , over and above her undoubted attrac- tiveness . Seen from a different ...
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... desire : constancy and discretion in love and sexual rela- tions are demanded here , everything that " makes a roveing Mind retire / Within the Bounds of just Desire ( 7 : 250 ) . Needless to say , this plea , as indeed the entire ...
... desire : constancy and discretion in love and sexual rela- tions are demanded here , everything that " makes a roveing Mind retire / Within the Bounds of just Desire ( 7 : 250 ) . Needless to say , this plea , as indeed the entire ...
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... desire rests precisely upon the execu- tion of that control . Since Gayman does not suspect that Lady Fulbank is the author of the magic moment of seduction , he must represent the woman around whom he had to force his arms as " a ...
... desire rests precisely upon the execu- tion of that control . Since Gayman does not suspect that Lady Fulbank is the author of the magic moment of seduction , he must represent the woman around whom he had to force his arms as " a ...
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Acknowledgments | 9 |
What is a Wife? | 37 |
What pleasant Lives Women lead in England | 71 |
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