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Susanna Centlivre

Susanna Centlivre was a British poet, playwright, writer and actress (1667–1723). She was born at Whaplode and died at London.

Also recorded as Susanna Freeman; Susanna Carroll; Susannah Centlivre.

Susanna Centlivre in brief

Born
1667
Died
1723
Known for
poet, playwright, writer and actress
Place of birth
Whaplode
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Identity and origins

Susanna Centlivre was recorded at birth as Susanna Freeman. The authorities additionally record the headings Susanna Freeman, Susanna Carroll and Susannah Centlivre. Her recorded language was English.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1714 to 1747.

A Bold Stroke for a Wife. Love at a Venture. The Basset Table. The busie body A comedy. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre., dated 1714, held by Wellcome Collection. The busie body . A comedy. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre., dated 1737, held by Wellcome Collection. The busie body , a comedy. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre., dated 1747, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 119 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Aphra Behn and Susanna Centlivre: A Materialist-Feminist Study. Susanna Centlivre, Theatre Research International, 1980. Centlivre, Susanna, The Encyclopedia of British Literature 1660‐1789, 2015. Susanna Centlivre, Early Women Dramatists 1550–1800, 1998. Susanna Centlivre (c. 1669–1723), The Routledge Anthology of Women's Theatre Theory and Dramatic Criticism, 2023. Sibling Rivalry, (Dis)Inheritance and Politics in Aphra Behn’s <i>The Younger Brother</i> and Susanna Centlivre’s <i>The Artifice</i>, Humanities, 2024.

Digitised editions and texts

3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Project Gutenberg.

The Busie Body — Project Gutenberg. The Stolen Heiress; or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted. A Comedy — Project Gutenberg. The Perjur'd Husband; or, The Adventures of Venice. A Tragedy — Project Gutenberg.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1667Susanna Centlivre born at Whaplode.
  2. 1714The busie body A comedy. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1723Susanna Centlivre died at London.
  4. 1737The Man’s Bewitch’d; or, The Devil to Do about Her. A Comedy, as It is Acted at the New-Theatre in the Hay-Market; by Her Majesty’s Servants. digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1737The busie body . A comedy. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1747The busie body , a comedy. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre. (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1753The busie body: a comedy. Written by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Aphra Behn and Susanna Centlivre: A Materialist-Feminist Study.

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Centlivre, Susanna, The Encyclopedia of British Literature 1660‐1789, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Susanna Centlivre (Internet Archive), 91 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Susanna Centlivre (c. 1669–1723), The Routledge Anthology of Women's Theatre Theory and Dramatic Criticism, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Susanna Centlivre, Early Women Dramatists 1550–1800, 1998

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Susanna Centlivre, Theatre Research International, 1980

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q931103: Susanna Centlivre

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Susanna Centlivre.

    open access index · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 22 digitised items catalogued under Susanna Centlivre as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    Project Gutenberg holds 3 full texts attributed to Susanna Centlivre.

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  11. 11.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 119 works naming Susanna Centlivre.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  12. 12.

    “Susanna Centlivre”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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