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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... natural Lady . ” Given that this latter phrase is obviously not meant as a compliment , I can only ascribe to it a cynical undertone . Nature has been used and abused so often when it comes to the description and analysis of women , the ...
... natural Lady . ” Given that this latter phrase is obviously not meant as a compliment , I can only ascribe to it a cynical undertone . Nature has been used and abused so often when it comes to the description and analysis of women , the ...
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... nature , but as one that fulfills certain universal functions : " If we understand bodily shame predominantly as a restriction of a transmission of sexual stimuli , it seems obvious to assume that this ' privatization ' func- tions as a ...
... nature , but as one that fulfills certain universal functions : " If we understand bodily shame predominantly as a restriction of a transmission of sexual stimuli , it seems obvious to assume that this ' privatization ' func- tions as a ...
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... nature provides the sexes equal opportunity , and some women are clearly eager to grasp this chance ; but nurture is an altogether different matter , and so Centlivre immediately qualifies her plea for equality : “ Not that I woul'd ...
... nature provides the sexes equal opportunity , and some women are clearly eager to grasp this chance ; but nurture is an altogether different matter , and so Centlivre immediately qualifies her plea for equality : “ Not that I woul'd ...
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Acknowledgments | 9 |
What is a Wife? | 37 |
What pleasant Lives Women lead in England | 71 |
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