The witlings

Alternate Titles

• Witlings ; and, The woman-hater
• Woman-hater.

Description

"This Broadview edition pairs two of Frances Burney's linked comedies. They both present the character of Lady Smatter, a "femme savante" whose lineage may be traced back to Moliere; they both centre on the misfortunes of the "elle" figure, the dispossessed heiress and wife who appears frequently in Burney's fiction; and they both criticize a culture of misogyny that breeds suspicion and resentment. The Witlings, lighter and more comic, derives from late seventeenth-century conventions; The Woman-Hater, more melodramatic, both expresses and warns against the excessive sensibility of romanticism. Together, these two plays constitute a miniature history of English drama from the Restoration to the French Revolution and beyond.". "This edition contains a valuable selection of appendices, including: Burney's "Epilogue to Gerilda"; letters and diary entries; contemporary writings on comedy; and Burney's cast-list for The Woman-Hater."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

• Drama.

Series Statement

• Pickering women's classics

Other Editions

• The witlings: and, The woman-haterPickering & Chatto1997-01-01
• The witlingsColleagues Press1995-01-01
• The witlingsBroadview Press2002-01-01