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

Gender and Power in Shrew-Taming Narratives, 1500-1700
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Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 9780230277489
ISBN-13 : 0230277489
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Book Synopsis Gender and Power in Shrew-Taming Narratives, 1500-1700 by : D. Wootton

Download or read book Gender and Power in Shrew-Taming Narratives, 1500-1700 written by D. Wootton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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