Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Cultures of Girlhood
  • A Theatre of Girlhood : Gandersheim girls ; Performance and pedagogy ; Performing girls, performing girlhood ; Humanist Hrotswitha
  • Performing Virginity : Et tripident ; The girlhood of the Virgin Mary ; 'Not fourteen'
  • The French Girlhood of Anne Boleyn : Fille d'honneur ; The girlhood reading of Claude de France ; Anne Boleyn's music book ; Henry VIII and the afterlife of girlhood
  • Translating Daughters : A girl at her desk ; A girl and a play ; A girl on stage
  • Faithful Shepherdesses : 'Courting of the shepheardesses' ; 'Eliza, Queene of shepheardes' ; 'Captive of Sheppardesses life'
  • Wanton Ambling Nymphs : A glittering procession ; Milksop ladies: 'Enter a nimpth' ; 'Fair silver-buskined nymphs'
  • Global Girlhoods : A girl in the world ; Spice girl ; A quintessence of cordial
  • Conclusion. Girl my Greatness.
  • Introduction : Cultures of girlhood
  • A theatre of girlhood
  • Performing virginity
  • The French girlhood of Anne Boleyn
  • Translating daughters
  • Faithful shepherdesses
  • Wanton ambling nymphs
  • Global girlhoods
  • Conclusion : Girl my greatness.