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Schmiga Friederike |
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Unnatural and unconventional liaisons in English renaissance drama : the Duchess of Malfi, women beware women and 'tis a pity she's a whore / / Friederike Schmiga |
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Nordhausen, [Germany] : , : Verlag Traugott Bautz GmbH, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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Collana |
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Poetry, Music and Art ; ; Band 7 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 - History and criticism |
English drama - 17th century - History and criticism |
Renaissance - England |
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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. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Titelei; Impressum; Inhaltsverzeichnis; Preface by Monika Fludernik ; Acknowledgement; 1 Introduction; 2 Unnatural and Unconventional Liaisons; 2.1 Nature and Convention; 2.2 Deviation and Transgression; 2.3 Wives and Whores; 3 The Duchess of Malfi; 3.1 The Duchess and Antonio; 3.1.1 The Duchess - A "Lusty Widow"?; 3.1.2 Merit versus Birth; 3.1.3 Antonio the "Misruler"?; 4 Women Beware Women; 4.1 The Ward and Isabella; 4.1.1 Marriage Enforced; 4.1.2 Disparity between the Spouses; 4.1.3 Firmly in Hippolito's Hands; 4.1.4 Isabella's Motivation; 4.1.5 The Bride on Display |
4.2 Isabella and Hippolito 4.2.1 Incest; 4.2.2 Betrayed by Livia; 4.2.3 Adultery; 4.3 Leantio and Bianca; 4.3.1 Leantio's Conception of the Marriage as Theft; 4.3.2 Social Mobility; 4.3.3 Bianca's Consent?; 4.3.4 Too Much Restraint; 4.3.5 Leantio's Extremeness; 4.4 Bianca and the Duke; 4.4.1 Caught in Livia's Trap; 4.4.2 Violent Beginning; 4.4.3 Bianca the "Strumpet"?; 4.4.4 Moving into Marriage; 4.5 Leantio and Livia; 4.5.1 Livia's Downfall; 4.5.2 Courtship or Purchase?; 4.5.3 Livia - A "Lusty Widow"?; 5 'Tis Pity She's a Whore; 5.1 Giovanni and Annabella; 5.1.1 Incest; 5.1.2 Secret Marriage? |
5.1.3 The Vow of Loyalty 5.1.4 Giovanni's "Idolatry"; 5.2 Annabella and |
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