Conspiracy and virtue [[electronic resource] ] : women, writing, and politics in seventeenth century England / / Susan Wiseman
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Wiseman Susan
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| Titolo: |
Conspiracy and virtue [[electronic resource] ] : women, writing, and politics in seventeenth century England / / Susan Wiseman
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 384 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina: | 820.9/352042/09032 |
| Soggetto topico: | English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism |
| Women and literature - England - History - 17th century | |
| Women - England - Social conditions - 17th century | |
| Literature and society - England - History - 17th century | |
| Women - Political activity - England - History - 17th century | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Note on Style -- Contentions -- I. Political Rhetorics -- 1. Rhetoric -- 2. Test Cases: Brilliana Harley and Anne Clifford -- II. Religion and Politics -- 3. The Political Work of a Spiritual Text: Sarah Wight, Henry Jessey, and The exceeding Riches of Grace -- 4. Regicide, Pamphlets, and Political Language: The Case of Elizabeth Poole -- III. The Politics of Genre -- 5. Poetry and Politics: Anne Bradstreet and Lucy Hutchinson -- 6. Rule and Representation: The 'Libertine' Case of Queen Christina -- IV. Legitimacy and Scandal -- 7. Martyrdom in a Merchant World: Elizabeth Jekyll and Mary Love -- 8. Legitimizing Conspiracy: Anne Halkett, Rachel Russell, Aphra Behn -- Epochs Revisited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Conspiracy and Virtue is a study of gender and cultural politics in the century of revolution. It argues that in seventeenth-century England women's relationship to the political sphere was shaped by their exclusion from it. Authors discussed include: Aphra Behn, John Milton, Anne Bradstreet, Margaret Cavendish, and Queen Christina of Sweden. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Conspiracy and virtue |
| ISBN: | 9780191514067 |
| 0191514063 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812766703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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