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Preface | ||
Note on styling, dates and editions used | ||
Introduction: the Restoration theatre | 1 | |
1 | The arrival of the actress | 19 |
2 | Sex and violence | 37 |
3 | The actress, the dramatist and comedy | 66 |
4 | Life overwhelming fiction | 91 |
5 | Elizabeth Barry and the development of Restoration tragedy | 108 |
6 | The actress as dramatic prostitute | 129 |
7 | The angel and the she-devil | 147 |
8 | Conclusion: the achievement of the first English actresses | 171 |
Appendix 1 Major actresses and their roles in new plays | 178 | |
Appendix 2 Plays in which Barry and Bracegirdle appeared together | 190 | |
Notes | 192 | |
Bibliography | 208 | |
Index | 221 |
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