American women theatre critics
Subtitle: biographies and selected writings of twelve reviewers, 1753-1919
By: Alma J. Bennett
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780786449798
Description: "This book explores the role of the great female American critics, thereby expanding their canonical status. The anthology provides a brief description of the women's lives, their working conditions, samples of their writing, and supporting analyses"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 18th-century critics. Charlotte Ramsey Lennox (1720-1804); title: Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820); title: 19th-century critics. Kate Field (1838-1896); title: Olive Logan (1839-1909); title: Mildred Aldrich (1853-1928); title: Dorothy Lundt (1855-1908); title: Emma V. Sheridan (1864-1936); title: Amy Leslie (1855-1939); title: Lucy Monroe (1865-1950); title: 20th-century critics. Ada Patterson (1867-1939); title: Annie Nathan Meyer (1867-1951); title: Dorothy Rothschild Parker (1898-1967).