Performing Maternity in Early Modern England

Performing Maternity in Early Modern England
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 0754661172
ISBN-13 : 9780754661177
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Book Synopsis Performing Maternity in Early Modern England by : Kathryn M. Moncrief

Download or read book Performing Maternity in Early Modern England written by Kathryn M. Moncrief and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in Performing Maternity in Early Modern England explore maternity's textual and cultural representation, performative aspects and practical consequences from 1540-1690. They emphasize that the embodied, repeated and public nature of maternity defines it as inherently performative and ultimately central to the production of gender identity in the period.


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