Colonial women [[electronic resource] ] : race and culture in Stuart drama / / Heidi Hutner

• Autore: Hutner Heidi
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 822/.409352042
• Soggetto topico: English drama - 17th century - History and criticism; Women and literature - Great Britain - History - 17th century; English drama - Restoration, 1660-1700 - History and criticism; Women and literature - Great Britain - Colonies; Land tenure in literature; Imperialism in literature; Colonies in literature; Culture in literature; Women in literature; Race in literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-130) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: I. -- Introduction: Colonial Women and Stuart Drama 3 -- The Tempest, The Sea Voyage, and the Pocahontas Myth 21 -- Restoration Revisions of The Tempest 45 -- The Indan Queen and The Indian Emperour 65 -- Aphra Behn's The Widow Ranter 89 Afterword Notes Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Analyzing the plays of Shakespeare, Fletcher, Davenant, Dryden, Behn and other playwrights, Heidi Hutner argues that in drama, as in historical accounts, the symbol of the native woman is used to justify the English commodification and exploitation of the New World and its native inhabitants.
• Titolo autorizzato: Colonial women
• ISBN: 1-280-53119-3; 0-19-534964-4; 1-4294-0222-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450912903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II