In 1798, the same year that Lyrical Ballads was published anonymously, another anonymous publication appeared under the cumbersome title A Series of Plays: in which it is attempted to delineate the stronger passions of the mind--each passion being the...

Joanna Baillie - (1762 - 1851) Scottish poet, playwright, editor, and critic. Although Baillie was well recognized and respected among the literati during her life-time, her works fell into neglect soon after her death and have only resurfaced in...

Joanna Baillie (September 11, 1762 – February 23, 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Baillie was very well-known during her lifetime and, though a woman, intended her plays not for the closet but for the stage. Admired both for her literary...

In the following essay, Purinton places Baillie within the context of other women writers of her time and examines the overlap of political and gender issues in Count Basil and De Monfort.

In the following essay, Burroughs explores "closet plays " — performed for private audiences—and their usefulness to women authors in advancing feminist perspectives. Burroughs also discusses domestic relations in The Tryal, as well as Baillie's theory of comedy, which emphasized the importance of presenting realistic, everyday situations.

In the following essay, Gilroy and Hanley analyze Baillie's dramatic career, her ideas about human frailty, and her status as a Romantic writer.