| The Female Hero in English Renaissance Tragedy 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Hopkins, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333987918 ISBN-13: 9780333987919 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: This book focuses on female tragic heroes in England from c.1610 to c.1645. Their sudden appearance can be linked to changing ideas about the relationships between bodies and souls; men's bodies and women's; marriage and mothering; the law; and religion. Though the vast majority of these characters are closer to villianesses than heroines, these plays, by showing how misogyny affected the lives of their central characters, did not merely reflect their culture, but also changed it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - General - Literary Criticism | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 822.051 |
| LCCN: 2002072344 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.24" W x 8.78" (1.05 lbs) 229 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book focuses on female tragic heroes in England from c.1610 to c.1645. Their sudden appearance can be linked to changing ideas about the relationships between bodies and souls; men's bodies and women's; marriage and mothering; the law; and religion. Though the vast majority of these characters are closer to villainesses than heroines, these plays, by showing how misogyny affected the lives of their central characters, did not merely reflect their culture, but also changed it. |