Description: Frances Burney, dramatist

Main Author:	Darby, Barbara, 1966-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [1997]
Physical Description:	viii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects:	Burney, Fanny, -- 1752-1840 -- Dramatic works. Feminism and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century. Women in the theater -- England -- History -- 18th century. Women and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century.

Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [204]-226) and index. Gender and the stage -- Censored women : The Witlings -- Politicized bodies and the body politic : Edwy and Elgiva and Elberta -- The daughter's tragedy : Hubert De Vere and The siege of Pevensey -- "Choice" and evaluation : Love and fashion -- Family matters : A busy day and The woman-hater -- A context and overview : Burney and the late eighteenth-century stage -- Conclusion : really a genius for the stage.
Physical Description:	viii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [204]-226) and index.
ISBN:	0813120225