Eighteenth-Century Women Dramatists

These four plays, written by women dramatists during the Restoration, are now available in a single edition. This volume includes Mary Pix's The Innocent Mistress, Susanna Centlivre's The Busy-Body, Elizabeth Griffith's The Times, and Hannah Cowley's The Belle's Stratagem; thereby introducing readers to some of the earliest published women dramatists. The text is freshly edited using modern spelling. The critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation, and informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural context and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.


Author: Mary Pix, Susanna Centlivre, Elizabeth Griffith
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 01/15/2009
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780199554812
ISBN10: 0199554811
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Collections | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Social Science | Women's Studies