Writing, Gender and State in Early Modern England - Identity Formation and the Female Subject

Klappentext Explores the role of gender and statehood in the developing construction of early modern identity. Zusammenfassung The early modern period saw an evolving understanding of social identity in England. This book offers four illuminating case studies! centred on the work of women writers in the act of self-definition! illustrating the evolving relationships between public and private selves and the increasing role of gender in determining male and female identities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Resistance, Reformation, and the remaining narratives; 2. Framing recusant identity in counter-Reformation England; 3. Legislating morality in the marriage market; 4. Gender formation in English apocalyptic writing; 5. Connections, qualifications, and agendas; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Megan Matchinske, Megan (University of North Carolina Matchinske
• Con la collaborazione di: Anne Barton (Editore), Stephen Orgel (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.12.2006
• EAN: 9780521035217
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03521-7
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Renaissan
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata