The Witlings and the Woman-Hater - 9781551113784
Un libro in lingua di Fanny Burney Sabor Peter (EDT) Sill Geoffrey M. (EDT) Sill Geoffrey M. edito da Broadview Pr, 2002
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This Broadview edition pairs two of Frances Burney's linked comedies. They both present the character of Lady Smatter, a "femme savante" whose lineage may be traced back to Molière; they both centre on the misfortunes of the "elle" figure, the dispossessed heiress and wife who appears frequently in Burney's fiction; and they both criticize a culture of misogyny that breeds suspicion and resentment. The Witlings, lighter and more comic, derives from late seventeenth-century conventions; The Woman-Hater, more melodramatic, both expresses and warns against the excessive sensibility of romanticism. Together, these two plays constitute a miniature history of English drama from the Restoration to the French Revolution and beyond. This edition contains a valuable selection of appendices, including: Burney’s "Epilogue to Gerilda"; letters and diary entries; contemporary writings on comedy; and Burney’s cast-list for The Woman-Hater.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Witlings and the Woman-Hater
- Sottotitolo: And, the Woman-Hater
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Fanny Burney Sabor Peter (EDT) Sill Geoffrey M. (EDT) Sill Geoffrey M.
- Editore: Broadview Pr
- Collana: Broadview Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Settembre '02
- Genere: DRAMA
- Argomenti : Man-woman relationships Drama Women intellectuals Drama Literature Societies, etc. Drama
- Pagine: 329
- Peso gr: 407
- Dimensioni mm: 209 x 133 x 19
- ISBN-10: 1551113783
- EAN-13: 9781551113784