Nicholas Rowe and the Beginnings of Feminism on the London StageAcademica Press, 2005 - Počet stran: 217 Nicholas Rowe flourished during the first quarter of the 18thc: he was poet laureate to George I, the author of eight plays(three of which were great successes) and he was the esteemed translator of Lucan's PHARSALIA as well as the first modern editor of Shakespeare's plays. But most of all he was known as a playwright. Rowe's 'She-tragedies" gave great prominence to women characters and further developed the Whig virtues of the ruling political elite: individual freedom and a belief in a strong parliament which would bring the cause of the people before a constitutionally limited, reasonable monarchy. Professor Sennett's new monograph discusses Rowe's vision of women caught up by tragic, unreasonable threat or menace. He also explores the literary and the political stakes in late Stuart and early Hanoverian theatre.. New material on Rowe's life and his attempt to include ideas that can be described as incipient feminism are brought forward. While not a general biography, Sennett's new work is a contribution to the scholarship that has called for a new examination of Rowe and the Whig London of the early 18th century. |
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... problem . But at least his female characters added to other voices during his day that called for some changes in England's tendency to suppress women . If Rowe had feminist ideas , he did not offer any solutions to the problems that he ...
... problem . But at least his female characters added to other voices during his day that called for some changes in England's tendency to suppress women . If Rowe had feminist ideas , he did not offer any solutions to the problems that he ...
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... problems that would haunt the London theatres for years . The availability of challenging female roles was scant . Actresses were looked upon as prostitutes and loose women . They were often stalked and molested . And they were never ...
... problems that would haunt the London theatres for years . The availability of challenging female roles was scant . Actresses were looked upon as prostitutes and loose women . They were often stalked and molested . And they were never ...
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... Problem of Gazing and Violence During the Restoration Period , the limited number of roles for women was only one of the problems to be faced by the new stars of the stage . Audiences of the Restoration and Early Modern theatres were ...
... Problem of Gazing and Violence During the Restoration Period , the limited number of roles for women was only one of the problems to be faced by the new stars of the stage . Audiences of the Restoration and Early Modern theatres were ...
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CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND ON THE STUDY OF NICHOLAS | 11 |
CHAPTER TWO THE BEGINNINGS OF ROWES CAREER | 25 |
CHAPTER THREE CHALLENGES FOR ACTRESSES | 47 |
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