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Privacy, Playreading, and Women's Closet Drama, 1550–1700 Straznicky, Marta (Queen's University, Ontario)
Privacy, Playreading, and Women's Closet Drama, 1550–1700
Straznicky, Marta (Queen's University, Ontario)
Marta Straznicky analyses early modern women's closet plays in their context, revealing that they were part of an elite dramatic tradition that was considered superior to commercial drama. This study underlines the importance of closet plays both in the history of women's writing and in the history of English drama.
194 pages, 7 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 25, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521841245 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 196 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 14 mm · 458 g |
| Language | English |