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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149176003321

Titolo

A biographical encyclopedia of early modern Englishwomen : exemplary lives and memorable acts, 1500-1650 / / edited by Carole Levin, Anna Riehl Bertolet, and Jo Eldridge Carney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-44072-5

1-315-44070-9

1-315-44071-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (919 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

BertoletAnna Riehl <1970->

CarneyJo Eldridge <1954->

LevinCarole <1948->

Disciplina

920.720942

Soggetti

Women - England

Women - England - History - Renaissance, 1450-1600 - Biography

Women - England - History - 17th century - Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1. Artists, musicians, and entertainers -- 2. Criminals -- 3. Entrepreneurs and builders -- 4. Immigrants, expatriates, exiles, and world travelers -- 5. Jewish women -- 6. Litigants -- 7. Madwomen -- 8. Mistresses -- 9. Mothers, dauthers, wives, and widows -- 10. Patrons and philanthropists -- 11. Pirates and warriors -- 12. Political women -- 13. Printers -- 14. Prostitutes -- 15. Royal family -- 16. Scholars -- 17. Witches -- 18. Women and needlework -- 19. Women and religion -- 20. Women and theatre -- 21. Women at court -- 22. Writers.

Sommario/riassunto

From the exemplary to the notorious to the obscure, this comprehensive and innovative encyclopedia showcases the worthy women of early modern England. Poets, princesses, or pirates, the women found in these pages are indeed worth knowing and this volume will introduce many female figures to even the most established scholars in the field. The book is well illustrated and liberally sprinkled with quotations either by or about the women in the text.