Description
This Broadview Edition presents these two complementary plays together, along with supplementary materials on Cavendish's life, the participation of women in the combat of the English Civil War, the conduct of the Royalist military forces, and seventeenth-century social and marriage conventions.
About the Author
Alexandra G. Bennett has written on Renaissance drama and Cavendish. She teaches at Northern Illinois University.
Reviews
"This useful edition is supported by excerpts from Cavendish's autobiography and prefaces as well as by new and interesting materials taken from historical sources. Of particular value are the two appendices on warrior women, one of which transcribes portions of the correspondence of Queen Henrietta Maria. The edition will be valuable for beginning students and advanced scholars alike." - James Fitzmaurice, Northern Arizona University
"This edition forms an important and useful contribution to contemporary Cavendish scholarship. It is the first Cavendish play-text edition to present a 1662 and a 1668 play on similar subjects side by side, thus enabling comparative critical perspectives on Cavendish's response to the English Civil War, as well as appraisal of her evolving dramatic technique. The edition is generously supplied with secondary materials; the contextual appendices detailing the exploits of contemporary women warriors or viragos, including Henrietta Maria, are of particular interest." - Gweno Williams, York St. John College of The University of Leeds.
Book Information
ISBN 9781551112879
Author Margaret Cavendish
Format Paperback
Page Count 230
Imprint Broadview Press Ltd
Publisher Broadview Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 275g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 13mm