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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450952703321

Titolo

Renaissance woman : a sourcebook : constructions of femininity in England / / edited by Kate Aughterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995

ISBN

1-134-81001-6

1-280-02090-3

0-203-36013-3

0-415-12046-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AughtersonKate <1961->

Disciplina

305.40942

Soggetti

Femininity - History

Renaissance - England

Women - England - History - Renaissance, 1450-1600

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-305) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PERMISSIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THEOLOGY; 2 PHYSIOLOGY; 3 CONDUCT; 4 SEXUALITY AND  MOTHERHOOD; 5 POLITICS AND LAW; 6 EDUCATION; 7 WORK; 8 WRITING AND SPEAKING; 9 PROTO-FEMINISMS; NOTES; SELECT SECONDARY  BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook is an invaluable collection of accounts of women and femininity in early modern England. The volume is divided thematically into nine sections, each with an accessible introduction, notes on sources and an annotated bibliography. The sections are:* Theology * Biology * Conduct * Sexuality and Motherhood * Politics and Law * Education * Work * Writing and Speaking * Feminism Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook brings together sources ranging from medical documents and political pamphlets to sermons and the Bible, as well as lit