Gender and Power in Shrew-Taming Narratives, 1500-1700 /

Explores dramatic, narrative and polemical versions of the 'taming of the shrew' story, from the Middle Ages to the Restoration, in light of recent historical work on the position of early modern women in society. Its essays address shrew narratives as an extended cultural dialogue debati...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Holderness, Graham (Editor), Wootton, David (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:	Social Sciences. British and Irish Literature. Gender Studies. Literary Theory. Literature, general. Poetry and Poetics. British literature. Gender expression. Gender identity. Literature > Philosophy. Literature. Poetry. Sex (Psychology) Social sciences. Sociology. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Explores dramatic, narrative and polemical versions of the 'taming of the shrew' story, from the Middle Ages to the Restoration, in light of recent historical work on the position of early modern women in society. Its essays address shrew narratives as an extended cultural dialogue debating issues of gender and sexual politics.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (IX, 236 pages)
ISBN:	9780230277489
DOI:	10.1057/9780230277489