Machine generated contents note: Introduction: women and Shakespeare in the Restoration; 1. Actresses in the age of Garrick; 2. Female critics in the age of Johnson; 3. Theatrical women respond to Shakespeare; 4. Jordan and Siddons: beyond Thalia and Melpomene; 5. Women playgoers: historical repertory and sentimental response; Conclusion: part of an Englishwoman's constitution; Bibliography.
Women and Shakespeare in the eighteenth century by Fiona Ritchie. ISBN 9781107694002. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.