| A Cultural History of Women in the Renaissance Contributor(s): Raber, Karen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350009741 ISBN-13: 9781350009745 Publisher: Continnuum-3PL OUR PRICE: $40.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - History | Social History - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| Series: Cultural Histories |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.25 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Renaissance was a period of significant cultural transformation in Europe: women were both agents and objects of this historical process. The period witnessed revolutions in nearly every cultural domain, including the controversies of the Reformation, the rise of nascent capitalism, the influence of Humanism, advances in science and medicine, and shifts in the boundaries between public and private life, all of which profoundly affected women's lives. A Cultural History of Women in the Renaissance covers the period 1400-1650, giving an overview of how changes in social, educational, economic, scientific, religious and artistic paradigms affected cultural constructions of gender and the lived experiences of women in the period. Each chapter draws on a wide range of sources to chart the complex and often contradictory cultural logics of gender in Renaissance culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Raber, Karen: - Karen Raber is Professor of English at the University of Mississippi, specializing in early modern literature and culture. She has published extensively in the fields of gender and early modern women writers, animal studies, and ecostudies. |