| Women Waging Law in Elizabethan England Contributor(s): Stretton, Timothy (Author), Stretton, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521495547 ISBN-13: 9780521495547 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $148.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: This book examines gender relations in Shakespeare's England by looking at women's involvement in lawsuits in the largest courts in the land. It describes women's rights in theory and in practice, considers depictions of women in court scenes in plays, and analyzes the language and tactics women and their lawyers employed in pleadings. The book also reveals how many women went to law, how active they were, the discrimination they suffered, and the importance of the life cycle of marriage in determining their legal fortunes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - Law | Legal History |
| Dewey: 346.420 |
| LCCN: 97038679 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.22" W x 9.34" (1.28 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |