Nicholas Rowe and the beginnings of feminism on the London stage
By: Herbert Sennett.
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Bethesda, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718 -- Characters -- Women; Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718 -- Political and social views; Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718 -- Stage history -- England -- London; Feminism and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century; Feminism and theater -- England; Heroines in literature; Sex role in literature; Women in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Current scholarship on Rowe; title: Early twentieth century critics; title: Critics of the later twentieth century; title: Early information on Rowe; title: Political milieu; title: Rowe's early life; title: Early influences on Rowe's life; title: Rowe starts a family; title: Available roles for women; title: The problem of gazing and violence; title: The tradition of English tragedy; title: Rowe begins to develop the female hero; title: Rowe's writing matures with a second tragedy; title: The production of the play; title: A sad failure; title: Rowe tries his hand at comedy; title: Rowe returns to tragedy; title: Rowe turns to English history; title: Rowe as a scholar; title: Rowe and Centlivre; title: Rowe and Pix; title: Rowe and Finch; title: Rowe and Pope; title: Rowe's developing feminism; title: Rowe's dramatic manipulation; title: The first criticism : a comparison between the two stages; title: Charles Gildon as Rowe critic; title: Gildon's a complete art of poetry; title: In Rowe's defense; title: Development of a plan; title: Another female hero takes shape; title: Rowe's final years.