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'Women Writing in a Time of War, 1642-1689' examines the stereotype of the apolitical woman who was nevertheless valuable as a messenger or secret agent during the English civil wars because her imagined lack of political acumen obscured her partisan behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Britland, Karen, 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > Civil War, 1642-1649 > Women.
Great Britain > History > Civil War, 1642-1649 > Literature and the war.
Women > Great Britain > Social conditions > 17th century.
Women > Great Britain > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Femmes > Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 17e siècle.
Femmes > Grande-Bretagne > Vie intellectuelle > 17e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1642-1649 (Guerre civile) > Femmes.
Great Britain.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Renaissance.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
European history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Women Writing in a Time of War, 1642-1689' examines the stereotype of the apolitical woman who was nevertheless valuable as a messenger or secret agent during the English civil wars because her imagined lack of political acumen obscured her partisan behaviour.
Physical Description:1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations (some color)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198946588
0198946589
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0198946562
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0198946570