Delarivier Manley - Printed Writings 1641-1700

Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Hodgson-Wright is an Independent Scholar. Klappentext The works included in this volume constitute Delarivier Manley's early oeuvre, written in the seventeenth century. They comprise one epistolary novella, Letters Written [sic] by Mrs Manley; one commendatory poem 'To the Author of Agnes de Castro'; one comedy, The Lost Lover, or The Jealous Husband, one tragedy, The Royal Mischief; and two commemorative poems, 'Melpomeme: The Tragick Muse' and 'Thalia: The Comick Muse'. In the light of new readings of Delarivier Manley's early work, this volume demonstrates her important contribution to the literary and theatrical milieu of the late seventeenth century. Zusammenfassung Provides Delarivier Manley's contribution to the literary and theatrical milieu of the late 17th century. This book includes a epistolary novella, letters; a commendatory poem 'To the Author of Agnes de Castro'; a comedy, 'The Lost Lover, or The Jealous Husband', a tragedy, 'The Royal Mischief'; and two commemorative poems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface by the General Editors; Introductory Note; Letters Written [sic] by Mrs Manley. To which is Added a Letter from a supposed Nun in Portugal, to a Gentleman in France, in Imitation of the Nun's Five Letters in Print, by Colonel Pack; 'To the Author of Agnes de Castro' [in Agnes de Castro]; The Lost Lover; or, The Jealous Husband: A Comedy; The Royal Mischief. A Tragedy; 'Melpomene: The Tragick Muse' and 'Thalia: The Comick Muse' [in The Nine Muses, or, Poems written by Nine several Ladies Upon the Death of the late Famous John Dryden, Esq.(1700)]

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• Authors: Stephanie Hodgson-Wright, Hodgson-Wright Stephanie, Anne Lake Prescott, Betty.s Travitsky
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2006
• EAN: 9780754606406
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-0640-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Series: The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works; The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works & Printed Writings, 1641-1700: Series II, Part Three; The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works & Printed Writings, 1641-1700: Series II, Part Three
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general, Literary essays, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800