Gender, Theatre, and the Origins of Criticism: From Dryden to Manley - Brossura

Frank, Marcie

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ISBN 10: 0521188652 ISBN 13: 9780521188654

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

In Gender, Theatre and the Origins of Criticism, Marcie Frank explores the theoretical and literary legacy of John Dryden to a number of prominent women writers of the time. Frank examines the pre-eminence of gender, sexuality and the theatre in Dryden's critical texts that are predominantly rewritings of the work of his own literary precursors - Ben Jonson, Shakespeare and Milton. She proposes that Dryden develops a native literary tradition that is passed on as an inheritance to his heirs - Aphra Behn, Catharine Trotter, and Delarivier Manley - as well as their male contemporaries. Frank describes the development of criticism in the transition from a court-sponsored theatrical culture to one oriented toward a consuming public, with very different attitudes to gender and sexuality. This study also sets out to trace the historical origins of certain aspects of current criticism - the practices of paraphrase, critical self-consciousness and performativity.

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Review of the hardback: '... this is a book which is worthy of interest and which makes significant claims about the history and the gendering of literary criticism.' Renaissance Journal

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This study explores the theoretical and literary legacy of Dryden to a number of prominent women writers of the time. Marcie Frank proposes that Dryden develops a native literary tradition that is passed on as an inheritance to his heirs - Aphra Behn, Catharine Trotter, and Delarivier Manley.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521188652
• ISBN 13: 9780521188654
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 186