| The Female Hero in English Renaissance Tragedy 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Hopkins, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349431524 ISBN-13: 9781349431526 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - General - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 822.051 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.62 lbs) 229 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern - 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. |