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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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 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
| 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Love8. 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: | <i>Conspiracy and Virtue</i> 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. - ;What was the relationship between woman and politics in seventeenth-century England? Responding to this question, Conspiracy and Virtue argues that theoretical exclusion of women from the political sphere shaped their relation to it. Rather than |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Conspiracy and virtue |
| ISBN: | 1-280-75381-1 |
| 1-4294-7025-9 | |
| 0-19-151406-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465651303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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