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Autore |
Miller Naomi J. <1960-> |
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Titolo |
Changing the subject : Mary Wroth and figurations of gender in early modern England / / Naomi J. Miller |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1996 |
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©1996 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-8516-5 |
0-8131-5884-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (294 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in the English Renaissance |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women and literature - England - History - 17th century |
Authorship - Sex differences |
Sex role in literature |
Renaissance - England |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Figurations of Gender; 2 Dark Lady: This Self Which Is Not One; 3 Matriarch's Daughter: Ties That Bind; 4 Sovereign Subject: The Politics of Gender; 5 Engendering Discourse: In a Different Voice; 6 Between Women: Becoming Visible; Epilogue: Changing the Subject; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Lady Mary Wroth (c. 1587-1653) wrote the first sonnet sequence in English by a woman, one of the first plays by a woman, and the first published work of fiction by an Englishwoman. Yet, despite her status as a member of the distinguished Sidney family, Wroth met with disgrace at court for her authorship of a prose romance, which was adjudged an inappropriate endeavor for a woman and was forcibly withdrawn from publication. Only recently has recognition of Wroth's historical and literary importance been signaled by the publication of the first modern edition of her romance, The Countess of Mou |
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