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.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Panek, Jennifer
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Sujets:
1500-1600
Geschichte 1590-1642
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Widows in literature.
English drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Courtship in literature.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Marriage in literature.
Dating (Social customs) in literature.
Comédie anglaise > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature.
Veuves dans la littérature.
Mariage dans la littérature.
Théâtre anglais > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Comédie anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Amours dans la littérature.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Marriage in literature
Man-woman relationships in literature
Dating (Social customs) in literature
Courtship in literature
English drama (Comedy)
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
Widows in literature
Witwe > Motiv
Wiederverheiratung
Komödie
Toneelstukken.
Engels.
Hofmakerij.
Weduwen.
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The widow's choice : female remarriage in early modern England
  • The widow's threat : domestic government and male anxiety
  • The suitor's fantasy : courtship and compensation
  • The husband's fear : the lusty widow as wife
  • A playwright's response : four Middletonian remarriage plots.

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