Gender, Theatre, and the Origins of Criticism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521818100)

Marcie Frank explores the theoretical and literary legacy of John Dryden to a number of prominent women writers of his time. Frank examines the pre-eminence of gender, sexuality and the theater 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 to their male contemporaries.

Author: Marcie Frank
ISBN-10: 0521818109
ISBN-13: 9780521818100
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2002
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.60d