num_pages: 209
description: Provides an exploration of the roles and functions of female characters and elaborates a theory of the relationship of women to Restoration notions of wit and morality. Attentive to the specific historical concerns that inform certain dramatic portrayals, Gill focuses on the plays of George Etherege, William Congreve, and William Wycherley, and then offers a contrasting reading of Aphra Behn. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Interpreting Ladies: Women, Wit, and Morality in the Restoration Comedy of Manners
titlecomplete: Interpreting Ladies: Women, Wit, and Morality in the Restoration Comedy of Manners
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr