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The Witlings and The Woman-Hater (Broadview Literary Texts): Fanny Burney,Peter Sabor,Geoffrey Sill:

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Publication Date: September 19, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1551113783 | ISBN-13: 978-1551113784 | Edition: 1

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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Paperback: 329 pages
Publisher: Broadview Press; 1 edition (September 19, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1551113783
ISBN-13: 978-1551113784
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.4 inches
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