Joanna Baillie Romantic Dramatist

<p>This superb collection of new essays offers a unique insight into the work of a leading women dramatist of the Romantic era. Contributors offer:<br> *contextual material for those new to Baillie's work<br> *examinations of the relationships between her plays and the philosophical and scientific writing of the era<br> *discussion of Baillie's theatrical methods<br> *extended interpretations of individual plays. <br>Ending years of neglect of Baillie's crucial work this volume is essential reading for those working on Romanticism women's writing or drama of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.</p>