{"product_id":"the-witlings-and-the-woman-hater","title":"The Witlings and The Woman-Hater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\nThis 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 Molière; 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Witlings\u003c\/em\u003e, lighter and more comic, derives from late seventeenth-century conventions; \u003cem\u003eThe Woman-Hater\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThis 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Woman-Hater\u003c\/em\u003e.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66233536512349,"sku":null,"price":30.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781551113784.jpg?v=1792205511","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/the-witlings-and-the-woman-hater","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}