First published in 2000, this collection of essays focuses on women theatre artists in the romantic period.

As theatre and drama of the Romantic Period undergo a critical reassessment among scholars internationally, the contributions of women as playwrights, actresses

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1995

A highly illustrated and original contribution to the cultural history of sociability in the eighteenth century.

Provides fresh perspectives on the Romantic era through a focus on the visual nature and impact of the stage