Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook - Constructions of Femininity in England (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

"Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook" brings together extracts of significant accounts of woman and femininity in early modern England. Providing versatile and accessible readings of gender construction in this period, this book offers the reader a broader historical context, without the interpretive baggage of secondary readings.
"Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook" contains sources ranging from medical documents and political pamphlets to sermons and the Bible, as well as literary texts by and about women. Sections include: theology; physiology; conduct; sexuality and motherhood; politics and law; education; work; writing and speaking; and proto-feminisms. The selections within each section cover a wide chronology, from 1520 to 1680, as well as a range of viewpoints about each area.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1995
First published:	1995
Editors:	Kate Aughterson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	340
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-12045-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	0-415-12045-4
Barcode:	9780415120456

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