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Mar 14, 1743 Tiverton, England, United Kingdom Died on 11 Mar 1809 (aged 65)
English writer, dramatist, poet (1743-1809)
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About Hannah Cowley
- Hannah Cowley (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English dramatist and poet.
- Although Cowley's plays and poetry did not enjoy wide popularity after the nineteenth century, critic Melinda Finberg rates Cowley as "one of the foremost playwrights of the late eighteenth century" whose "skill in writing fluid, sparkling dialogue and creating sprightly, memorable comic characters compares favourably with her better-known contemporaries, Goldsmith and Sheridan." Cowley’s plays were produced frequently during her lifetime.
- The major themes of her plays - including her first, The Runaway (1776), and her major hit which is being revived, The Belle's Stratagem (1780) - revolve around marriage and how women strive to overcome the injustices imposed by family life and social custom.
