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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... stage would have been absurd to the men who ran the theatres . A few women had made their way into business and some had become writers . But women acting on the stage simply wasn't an issue . During the Puritan period , no public ...
... stage would have been absurd to the men who ran the theatres . A few women had made their way into business and some had become writers . But women acting on the stage simply wasn't an issue . During the Puritan period , no public ...
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... stage , he was experienced in the use of women on the stage in major roles . Before the King had declared his mandate in 1662 , Davenant had already moved to make women a permanent part of his company when he arranged for special ...
... stage , he was experienced in the use of women on the stage in major roles . Before the King had declared his mandate in 1662 , Davenant had already moved to make women a permanent part of his company when he arranged for special ...
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... stage . Following 1751 , Peg Woffington played all three parts on the stage of The Covent Garden Theatre on a continuing basis for nearly a decade . She was considered one of the greatest tragic actresses of her day and it was partly ...
... stage . Following 1751 , Peg Woffington played all three parts on the stage of The Covent Garden Theatre on a continuing basis for nearly a decade . She was considered one of the greatest tragic actresses of her day and it was partly ...
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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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