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THE WITLINGS AND THE WOMAN-HATER
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| By: |
Frances Burney, Peter Sabor (Editor), Geoffrey Sill (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£29.95 |
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£25.46 |
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£4.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1551113783 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781551113784 |
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| Publisher: |
BROADVIEW PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1999 |
| Pages: |
329 |
| Description: |
"This edition effectively contextualises The Witlings and The Woman-Hater within eighteenth-century theatrical culture and Burney's own preoccupations, literary and personal." -- Jacqueline Pearson, University of Manchester |
| Synopsis: |
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 Moliere; 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. |
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port. |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
Broadview Press Ltd |
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