03008nam 2200673 450 991081380080332120200520144314.00-8131-8516-50-8131-5884-2(CKB)3710000000334219(EBL)1915397(SSID)ssj0001401582(PQKBManifestationID)11908653(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401582(PQKBWorkID)11351277(PQKB)10384661(OCoLC)603826777(MdBmJHUP)muse44013(Au-PeEL)EBL1915397(CaPaEBR)ebr11009855(CaONFJC)MIL690963(OCoLC)900344797(MiAaPQ)EBC1915397(EXLCZ)99371000000033421920150203h19961996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChanging the subject Mary Wroth and figurations of gender in early modern England /Naomi J. MillerLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1996.©19961 online resource (294 p.)Studies in the English RenaissanceDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-59681-6 0-8131-1964-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexLady 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court for her authorship of a prose romance, which was adjudged an inappropriate endeavor for a woman and was forcibly withdrawn from publication.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 MouStudies in the English Renaissance.Women and literatureEnglandHistory17th centuryAuthorshipSex differencesSex role in literatureRenaissanceEnglandWomen and literatureHistoryAuthorshipSex differences.Sex role in literature.Renaissance828/.309Miller Naomi J.1960-870094MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813800803321Changing the subject4123456UNINA