Hannah Cowley
Hannah Cowley
Hannah Cowleywas 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, and her...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth14 March 1743
The charms of women were never more powerful never inspired such achievements, as in those immortal periods, when they could neither read nor write.