Centlivre, Susanna (1666 - 1723)
| Short name | Centlivre, Susanna |
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| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/41874559 |
| First name | Susanna |
| Birth name | Centlivre |
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| Alternative name | Susanna Freeman — Susanna Carroll |
| Date of birth | 1666 |
| Date of death | 1723 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | England |
| Place of death | - |
| Lived in | England |
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| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | - |
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| Place(s) of Residence | England |
Author of
| receptions | circulations | |
|---|---|---|
| The Perjur'd Husband; or, the Adventures in Venice (1700) | 1 | 0 |
| The Gamester (1705) | 0 | 0 |
| The Basset Table (1705) | 0 | 0 |
| The Busy Body (1709) | 1 | 0 |
| The Wonder! A Woman Keeps a Secret (1714) | 0 | 0 |
| A bold stroke for a wife (1718) | 4 | 0 |
Editor of
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-Circulations of Centlivre, Susanna, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
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Receptions of Centlivre, Susanna, the person
For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
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| Peter Pelham after D. Fermin, portrait of Susanna Centlivre, 1720. | 1720 | is portrait of | |
| The Beauties of Biography | UNKNOWN [author, various, name and sex unknown] | 1777 | is biography of |
| Bibliothèque publique Bakhuyzen | Hendrick Bakhuyzen (commercial library owner) | 1777 | lists person |
| Veilingcatalogus privé-bibliotheek Bousquet | Louis Bousquet (private library owner) | 1782 | lists person |
MENTIONED IN: - Lettres européennes (Dutch version 1994) II, 599. - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "Published her plays anonymously because of what she felt was a severe prejudice against women writing for theatre". Cf. - Fidelis Morgan, The Female Wits - Fidelis Morgan & Paddy Lyons, Female Playwrights of the Restoration
Year of birth estimated.
She was born wither Rawkins or Freeman, between 1667 and 1677. She is said to have been a strolling player and in her youth dressed as a man and went for a short while to Cambridge University.She appears to have married twice before settling down with the husband who gave her the name Centlivre, who had first seen her when she was playing the role of Alexander the Great in The Rival Queens at Windsor Castle.
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Dramatist, poet, journalist; felt a severe prejudice against women writing for the theater. Was a very successful playwright, earning much money and seeing many successful productions of her plays, which, unlike many of her contemporaries plays, survived her, being frequently performed up till the 20th century.