Restoration Women's Drama

Four Plays, 1662-1677

von Margaret Cavendish, Frances Boothby, Katherine Philips, Aphra Behn

420 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This anthology of four plays written or performed between 1662 and 1677 offers a unique snapshot of the diverse nature of Restoration drama by women.

Restoration Women's Drama collects four Restoration plays by women: the highly acclaimed Katherine Philips, the successful professional Aphra Behn, the confidently original Margaret Cavendish, and the obscure pioneer Frances Boothby. This anthology includes Behn's only tragedy as well as the first printed edition of Boothby's Marcelia, the first play by a woman to be professionally staged in London, demonstrating the range of early modern drama produced by women in this period. An excellent introduction, it is poised to stimulate new discussions of women's authorship, theatrical knowledge, and literary affinities. Each play has been edited afresh, and each has been modernized and annotated to facilitate reading, teaching, and performance possibilities.

• Reihe: The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher
• ISBN: 9781649591371
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.06.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Iter Press
• Herausgegeben von: Joyce Green MacDonald, Paul Salzman, Lara Dodds, Mihoko Suzuki