The Witlings and the Woman-Hater: And, the Woman-Hater - Brossura

Burney, Fanny; Sill, Geoffrey M.

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ISBN 10: 1551113783 ISBN 13: 9781551113784

Casa editrice: Broadview Pr, 2002

Riassunto

This Broadview edition pairs two of Frances Burney’s linked comedies. They both present the character of Lady Smatter, a “femme savante” whose lineage may be traced back to Molière; they both centre on the misfortunes of the “elle” figure, the dispossessed heiress and wife who appears frequently in Burney’s fiction; and they both criticize a culture of misogyny that breeds suspicion and resentment. The Witlings, lighter and more comic, derives from late seventeenth-century conventions; The Woman-Hater, more melodramatic, both expresses and warns against the excessive sensibility of romanticism. Together, these two plays constitute a miniature history of English drama from the Restoration to the French Revolution and beyond.

This edition contains a valuable selection of appendices, including: Burney’s “Epilogue to Gerilda”; letters and diary entries; contemporary writings on comedy; and Burney’s cast-list for The Woman-Hater.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Peter Sabor is a professor at McGill University.

Geoffrey Sill is a professor at Rutgers University.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Broadview Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1551113783
• ISBN 13: 9781551113784
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 329
• Redattore: Sabor Peter, Sill Geoffrey M.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile