The Rival Widows, or Fair Libertine (1735) |
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Editor:
| Potter, Tiffany |
Series title: | The Early Modern Englishwoman, 1500-1750: Contemporary Editions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5478-0 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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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 and historical information (including a brief biographical sketch of the playwright) that highlights the scholarly implications of this newly available play. The appendices reproduce documents relating to the playwright Elizabeth Cooper and to the Licensing Act of...
More DescriptionThis 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 and historical information (including a brief biographical sketch of the playwright) that highlights the scholarly implications of this newly available play. The appendices reproduce documents relating to the playwright Elizabeth Cooper and to the Licensing Act of 1737 (including the text of the Act).