Until recently, French women playwrights had received almost no
critical attention and their works were for the most part
completely unknown, but this volume is evidence of the important
contribution they have made to world literature. It presents an
extensive list of the dramatic works of more than 400 French women
playwrights from the 16th through 19th centuries and includes brief
biographical information, as well as publication, performance, and
availability information for nearly 3,000 plays.
The volume includes authors who are relatively unknown, as well
as more canonical names such as Marguerite de Navarre and George
Sand. The book is divided into four chapters, each devoted to a
particular century with authors listed alphabetically. Each entry
includes basic biographical information about the author, such as
pseudonyms, place and date of birth and death, professions or
activities for which the author is known, and other genres in which
the author wrote. Plays are listed chronologically under the
author's name.
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