«Paula R. Backscheider, a significant writer on the subject of eighteenth-century drama...analyses more than fifty plays in a substantial work that she acknowldges took years to write.
—Times Literary Supplement»

«Women in Wartime is masterfully written tying together theory, historical context and a vast body of evidence....Backscheider's work is relevant far beyond the eighteenth century; she identifies quintessential themes that continue to shape perceptions of gender in theatre and literature today, and perhaps most importantly, shows how intertheatricality can impact studies of theatre, gender, representation and reception.
—Gender & History»

«Paula R. Backscheider offers an expansive prehistory of this familiar gendered and generational patriotism...There is much to appreciate in this study.
—Theatre Survey»

«Particularly valuable among the critical pieces I have thus far discussed are those that contribute to the continued recovery and recentring of women's writing and women's representation in long eighteenth-century drama.... Prime among these is Paula R. Backscheider's Women in Wartime: Theatrical Representations in the Long Eighteenth Century, a tremendous undertaking that explores, as the title suggests, how the backdrop of 'intense periods of British wars' across the long eighteenth century affected playwrights' portrayals of female characters of all classes.
—The Year's Work in English Studies»