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Female Playwrigh ts a nd
Eighteenth- Century Comedy
Negotiating Marriage
on the Lond on Stage
M I S T Y G . AN D E R S O N
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FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS AND EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COMEDY
Misty G. Anderson, 2002
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Anderson, Misty G. 1967-
Female playwrights and eighteenth-century comedy : negotiating marriage
on the London stage / Misty Anderson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.ISBN 0312239386
1. English drama18th centuryHistory and criticism. 2. Women
and literatureGreat BritainHistory18th century. 3. English
dramaWomen authorsHistory and criticism. 4. TheaterEngland
LondonHistory18th century. 5. English drama (comedy)History
and criticism. 6. Courtship in Literature. 7. Marriage in literature.
8. Women in literature.
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C o n t e n t s
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
Chapter One Funny Women 9
Chapter Two Repetition, Contract, and Comedy 45
Chapter Three You Irreplaceable You: Behns Unalienable Bodies 73Chapter Four Coming to Market:
Centlivre and the Promise of Contract 109
Chapter Five Rule, Britannia: Women and theNational Community in Cowleys Comedies 139
Chapter Six Beyond the Law: Contract, Divorce,
and Community in Inchbalds Comedies 171Conclusion The Repetitive Future of Comedy 201
Notes 209Bibliography 237Index 253