Gender, Theatre, and the Origins of Criticism

Gender, Theatre, and the Origins of Criticism
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 1139434888
ISBN-13 : 9781139434881
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Book Synopsis Gender, Theatre, and the Origins of Criticism by : Marcie Frank

Download or read book Gender, Theatre, and the Origins of Criticism written by Marcie Frank and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-11-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gender, Theatre and the Origins of Criticism, Marcie Frank explores the theoretical and literary legacy of John Dryden to a number of prominent women writers of the time. Frank examines the pre-eminence of gender, sexuality and the theatre in Dryden's critical texts that are predominantly rewritings of the work of his own literary precursors - Ben Jonson, Shakespeare and Milton. She proposes that Dryden develops a native literary tradition that is passed on as an inheritance to his heirs - Aphra Behn, Catharine Trotter, and Delarivier Manley - as well as their male contemporaries. Frank describes the development of criticism in the transition from a court-sponsored theatrical culture to one oriented toward a consuming public, with very different attitudes to gender and sexuality. This study also sets out to trace the historical origins of certain aspects of current criticism - the practices of paraphrase, critical self-consciousness and performativity.


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