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100 1 _aRitchie, Fiona.
245 1 0 _aWomen and Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century
_h[[Book] /]
_cFiona Ritchie, McGill University, Montreal.
260 _aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2014.
300 _ax, 256 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Introduction: women and Shakespeare in the Restoration; 1. Actresses in the age of Garrick; 2. Female critics in the age of Johnson; 3. Theatrical women respond to Shakespeare; 4. Jordan and Siddons: beyond Thalia and Melpomene; 5. Women playgoers: historical repertory and sentimental response; Conclusion: part of an Englishwoman's constitution; Bibliography.
520 _a"Fiona Ritchie analyses the significant role played by women in the construction of Shakespeare's reputation which took place in the eighteenth century. The period's perception of Shakespeare as unlearned allowed many women to identify with him and in doing so they seized an opportunity to enter public life by writing about and performing his works"--
_cProvided by publisher.
521 _aYoung Readers.
600 1 0 _aShakespeare, William,
_d1564-1616
_xInfluence.
650 0 _aWomen and literature
_xHistory
_y18th century.
650 7 _aLITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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