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Nicholas Rowe and the beginnings of feminism on the London stage
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Nicholas Rowe and the beginnings of feminism on the London stage / Herbert Sennett.
ISBN
1930901895
Published
Bethesda, MD : Academica Press, c2005.
Physical Description
xiv, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2005
Bibliography
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.
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