{"product_id":"the-convent-of-pleasure-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"The Convent of Pleasure and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Cavendish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Shaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673), until recently remembered more as a flamboyant eccentric than as a serious writer, was in fact the most prolific, thought-provoking, and original woman writer of the Restoration. Cavendish is the author of many poems, short stories, biographies, memoirs, letters, philosophical and scientific works (including \u003ci\u003eThe Description of a New World, Called The Blazing World, \u003c\/i\u003e the first work of science fiction by a woman), and nineteen plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Convent of Pleasure\" and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e collects four of Cavendish's dramatic works that are among the most revealing of her attitudes toward marriage and her desire for fame. \u003ci\u003eLoves Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e (1662) centers on a woman succeeding in war and diplomacy by passing as a man. Similarly, the heroine of \u003ci\u003eBell in Campo\u003c\/i\u003e (1662) rescues her husband at the head of an army of women in this tale of a marriage of near equals. \u003ci\u003eThe Convent of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e (1668) proposes a separatist community of women and has received attention for its suggestion of lesbian sexuality. \u003ci\u003eThe Bridals\u003c\/i\u003e (1662), a more typical restoration comedy satirizing marriage, rounds out the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited with notes and annotation by Anne Shaver, \u003ci\u003e\"The Convent of Pleasure\" and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e also contains a timeline, biography and bibliography of the Duchess, an appreciation of Cavendish's life and work, and a bibliography of critical essays. Also included are all of Cavendish's epistles \u003ci\u003eTo the Reader\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eOther Preliminary Matter from Playes\u003c\/i\u003e (1662), and Cavendish's original preface to \u003ci\u003ePlays Never Before Printed\u003c\/i\u003e (1668). A valuable collection from an extraordinary writer, \u003ci\u003e\"The Convent of Pleasure\" and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e raises important issues about women and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Shaver\u003c\/b\u003e is Lorena Woodrow Burke Professor of English at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053996138720,"sku":"9780801861000","price":57.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Kw21yHfxUQ9780801861000.webp?v=1781289901","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-convent-of-pleasure-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}