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Major Voices: 18th Century Women Playwrights »

Authors: Michael Caines, Michael Caines
ISBN-13: 9781592640584, ISBN-10: 1592640583
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Toby Press LLC, The
Date Published: April 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Michael Caines

Book Synopsis

The plays in this anthology show the range of work that women were writing for the stage throughout the eighteenth century, from immensely successful comedies to social satire, melodrama and tragedy. Included are introductions to the period and to each play, plus extensive notes.

	A bold stroke for a wife	7
	Notes on a bold stroke for a wife	79
	A wife to be let	95
	Notes on a wife to be let	163
	The witlings	175
	Notes on the witlings	293
	The Belle's stratagem	305
	Notes on The Belle's stratagem	387
	Lovers' vows	405
	Notes to lovers' vows	471
App	Jane Austen, dramatist?	485
	The visit	499
	Notes to the visit	507