Disorderly women and female power in the street literature of early modern England and Germany / Joy Wiltenburg
| Author(s): | Wiltenburg, Joy |
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| Subjects: | English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism German literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism Women and literature--England--History--16th century Women and literature--England--History--17th century Comparative literature--English and German Comparative literature--German and English Street literature--History and criticism Disorderly conduct in literature Women and literature--Germany Feminism and literature |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English, German (translated from) |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1992 |
| Series: | Feminist issues Feminist issues (Charlottesville, Va.) |
| LC Classification: | P, PR |
| Table of Contents: | 1. Prologue 3 2. Gender and Disorder in Early Modern Europe 7 3. The Literature of the Streets 27 Disorderly Women 4. Woman as Protagonist: Virtue and Disorder 47 5. The Locus of Power: Marital Order 71 6. Marital Disorder 97 7. Sex and Power 141 8. Women and Violence: Tragedy and Comedy 183 9. Women and Crime: A Return to the Family 209 Conclusion 10. Perspectives 253 Abbreviations and Short Citations 269 Notes 271 Bibliography 303 Index 347 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 91022327 ISBN: 0813913500 ISBN: 0813913519 (pbk.) Includes translations from German Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | x, 352 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 24065409 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0813913500 0813913519 |