Changing the subject : Mary Wroth and figurations of gender in early modern England /

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Lady Mary Wroth (c. 1587-1653) wrote the first sonnet sequence in English by a woman, one of the first plays by a woman, and the first published work of fiction by an Englishwoman. Yet, despite her status as a member of the distinguished Sidney family, Wroth met with disgrace at court for her author...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Miller, Naomi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
Series:Studies in the English Renaissance.
Subjects:
Wroth, Mary, > Lady, > approximately 1586-approximately 1640.
Wroth, Mary, > Lady, > approximately 1586-approximately 1640
1600-1699
Authorship > Sex differences.
Sex role in literature.
Women and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Art d'écrire > Différences entre sexes.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Femmes et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Authorship > Sex differences
Sex role in literature
Women and literature
England
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Figurations of Gender; 2 Dark Lady: This Self Which Is Not One; 3 Matriarch's Daughter: Ties That Bind; 4 Sovereign Subject: The Politics of Gender; 5 Engendering Discourse: In a Different Voice; 6 Between Women: Becoming Visible; Epilogue: Changing the Subject; Notes; Index.

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