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Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy /
The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 243 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511230559 9780511230554 9780511231322 0511231326 0511228937 9780511228933 0511229771 9780511229770 9780511483868 0511483864 9780521832717 0521832713 1280703059 9781280703058 9780521036627 0521036623 |