Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-195) and index.
Contents:
Current scholarship on Rowe -- Early twentieth century critics -- Critics of the later twentieth century -- Early information on Rowe -- Political milieu -- Rowe's early life -- Early influences on Rowe's life -- Rowe starts a family -- Available roles for women -- The problem of gazing and violence -- The tradition of English tragedy -- Rowe begins to develop the female hero -- Rowe's writing matures with a second tragedy -- The production of the play -- A sad failure -- The birth of a tragic hero(ine) -- Rowe tries his hand at comedy -- Rowe returns to tragedy -- Rowe turns to English history -- Rowe as a scholar -- Rowe and Centlivre -- Rowe and Pix -- Rowe and Finch -- Rowe and Pope -- Rowe's developing feminism -- Rowe's dramatic manipulation -- The first criticism : a comparison between the two stages -- Charles Gildon as Rowe critic -- Gildon's A complete art of poetry -- In Rowe's defense -- Development of a plan -- Another female hero takes shape -- Rowe's final years -- Tributes to Rowe -- A few concluding remarks about Rowe.
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