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Nicholas Rowe and the beginnings of feminism on the London stage
- Title
- Nicholas Rowe and the beginnings of feminism on the London stage / Herbert Sennett.
- Author
- Sennett, Herbert.
- Publication
- Bethesda, MD : Academica Press, c2005.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 217 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Sex role in literature
- Women and literature > England > History > 18th century
- Feminism and theater > England
- Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718 > Political and social views
- Women in literature
- Feminism and literature > England > History > 18th century
- Heroines in literature
- Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718 > Characters > Women
- Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718 > Stage history > England > London
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-195) and index.
- Contents
- Current scholarship on Rowe -- Early twentieth century critics -- Critics of the later twentieth century -- Early information on Rowe -- Political milieu -- Rowe's early life -- Early influences on Rowe's life -- Rowe starts a family -- Available roles for women -- The problem of gazing and violence -- The tradition of English tragedy -- Rowe begins to develop the female hero -- Rowe's writing matures with a second tragedy -- The production of the play -- A sad failure -- The birth of a tragic hero(ine) -- Rowe tries his hand at comedy -- Rowe returns to tragedy -- Rowe turns to English history -- Rowe as a scholar -- Rowe and Centlivre -- Rowe and Pix -- Rowe and Finch -- Rowe and Pope -- Rowe's developing feminism -- Rowe's dramatic manipulation -- The first criticism : a comparison between the two stages -- Charles Gildon as Rowe critic -- Gildon's A complete art of poetry -- In Rowe's defense -- Development of a plan -- Another female hero takes shape -- Rowe's final years -- Tributes to Rowe -- A few concluding remarks about Rowe.
- Call Number
- JFE 05-1849
- ISBN
- 1930901895
- LCCN
- 2004013562
- OCLC
- 55657507
- Author
- Sennett, Herbert.
- Title
- Nicholas Rowe and the beginnings of feminism on the London stage / Herbert Sennett.
- Imprint
- Bethesda, MD : Academica Press, c2005.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-195) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 05-1849