Looking for sexual freedom in a rigid confines of the marriage plot, 18th century playwrights Susanna Centlivre and Hannah Cowley turned to the masquerade motif.
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Finding Freedom in Masquerade
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Belle's Stratagem, Busybody, Hannah Cowley, Marriage Plot, patriarchy, quest plot, Sexism, Susanna Centlivre Comments closed
Desire Intensified by Separation
In my current living relationship, I see my wife for only short periods every two or three months. A passage in John Fowles’s “French Lieutenant Woman” is helping me get through the long absences.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Eroticism, French Lieutenant's Woman, John Fowles, long distance relationships, Repression, sexuality Comments closed
