Project Gutenberg 2011-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 251 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Hook, Lucyle 68005122 The Female Wits Produced by Chris Curnow, Katie Hernandez, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Female Wits" by Anonymous is a comedic play written in the early 18th century. This satirical work is an exploration of the dynamics between male and female playwrights during a time when women were beginning to assert their presence in the literary world. The narrative centers around three women playwrights, symbolically representing figures like Mary de la Riviere Manley, as they navigate the challenges of theatrical criticism and gender bias. The opening of "The Female Wits" introduces us to the character Marsilia, a self-important poetess preparing for a rehearsal, showcasing her vanity and obsession with flattery. As she interacts with her maid and a fellow playwright, Mrs. Wellfed, the dialogue reveals their competing egos and the absurdity of their ambitions. Their conversations are rife with sarcastic commentary on the nature of theatrical productions, the role of women in writing, and the relentless quest for approval in a male-dominated literary world. This initial act sets up a humorous exploration of the characters' follies, presenting a lively and exaggerated backstage atmosphere filled with melodrama and wit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Manley, Mrs. (Mary de la Rivière), 1663-1724 -- Drama Trotter, Catharine, 1679-1749 -- Drama Pix, Mary, 1666-1720 -- Drama Women dramatists -- Drama PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 194519 2025-06-15T09:52:32.111679 text/html 194720 2011-09-27T07:49:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 69784 2011-09-27T07:49:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146068 2025-06-15T09:52:40.453627 application/epub+zip 146870 2025-06-15T09:52:35.427629 application/epub+zip 131052 2025-06-15T09:52:34.041657 application/epub+zip 310671 2025-06-15T09:52:43.983576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274071 2025-06-15T09:52:39.521639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246764 2022-09-17T08:13:47.116113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163989 2025-06-15T09:52:31.154705 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163891 2011-09-27T07:49:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 64559 2011-09-27T07:49:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163885 2011-09-27T07:49:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64542 2011-09-27T07:49:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21268 2025-06-15T09:52:44.136575 application/rdf+xml 14204 2025-06-15T09:52:34.634616 image/jpeg 3638 2025-06-15T09:52:34.330663 image/jpeg 139891 2025-06-15T09:52:32.128638 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia