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Rival Widows Or Fair Libertine 1735

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Description for Rival Widows Or Fair Libertine 1735 Paperback. Elizabeth Cooper's The Rival Widows, or Fair Libertine provides a unique opportunity to restore to scholarly and pedagogical attention a neglected female writer and a play with broad and significant implications for studies of eighteenth-century history, culture and gender. Editor(s): Potter, Tiffany. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.

Elizabeth Cooper’s The Rival Widows, or Fair Libertine provides a unique opportunity to restore to scholarly and pedagogical attention a neglected female writer and a play with broad and significant implications for studies of eighteenth-century history, culture and gender. Following the adventures of Lady Bellair, a “glowing, joyous young Widow,” the storyline regenders standard expectations about desire, marriage, libertinism and sentiment. The play has not been reprinted since 1735; therefore this old-spelling edition gives scholars access to an important but neglected resource for studies of women writers and eighteenth-century theatre.

In an original and extensive introduction, Tiffany Potter presents cultural ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442615458
SKU
V9781442615458
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-17

About Tiffany . Ed(S): Potter
Tiffany Potter teaches eighteenth-century British and American literature at the University of British Columbia. Her most recent book is the edited collection Women, Popular Culture, and the Eighteenth Century.

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