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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Prologue on Shakespeare and His Writings and an Epilogue on Shakespeare's Women Characters |
| Date | 7 Jan 1743 |
| Licence Application Date | 7 Jan 1743 |
| Document Type | Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA37 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A prologue and epilogue to Shakespeare's works and his female characters. The prologue employs celestial symbolism to describe the Bard's superiority. The epilogue examines his treatment of female characters and their fates. |
| Theme | Women in Eighteenth Century Drama Celebrity Culture & Fashion |
| Theatre | Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Theatre Manager | Fleetwood, Charles |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Odell, Thomas |
| Genre | Prologue |
| Keywords | Shakespeare revival women authorship intertextuality |
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