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This book is intended for those in the humanities seeking a legal
context for writing about rape in early modern England. It takes
the premise that over the past four decades misunderstandings about
rape law, and misreadings of rape statutes from medieval to
Elizabethan times, have become widely cited in criticism. Helen
Barker identifies how this has arisen, and discusses the main
sources of confusion - including indissoluble issues around the
word 'ravishment'. Rape law historically encompassed elopement and
abduction; this book offers a succinct overview of the law, and
draws attention to the wider social context other than gender
opposition in which it is often presented. In addition, critics
have been tempted to rely on the ostensibly authoritative
seventeenth-century treatise, The Lawes Resolutions of Womens
Rights, as a legal source. By examining the context of its
publication, this book suggests that the treatise is unreliable and
can mislead the unwary.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical
literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles
have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades.
The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to
promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a
TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the
amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series,
tredition intends to make thousands of international literature
classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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"The twentieth-century woman, in spite of her progressive and
ambitious theories about woman's sphere of activity, has allowed
her housekeeping methods to remain almost stationary, while other
professions and industries have moved forward with gigantic
strides."
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Iceni (Paperback)
Helen Barker
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R641
Discovery Miles 6 410
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Boudicca - Queen, Priestess, mother, woman ... Emerging from her
recent widowhood, Boudicca (Boadicea) is unwillingly plunged into a
maelstrom of intrigue between the Celtoi tribes and the conquering
Romani. Victim of her own still raw emotions and Romani greed,
Boudicca is approached by an elusive Druid to lead the Celtoi in
rebellion. But there have been Celtoi rebellions before, what will
make this one so different? As the rebellion unfolds it gathers a
momentum of its own, sweeping Boudicca along with it. But she finds
that she must make many sacrifices in order to fulfil the role
demanded of her. As the sacrifices increase, so does Boudicca's
descent into madness. Will too much be asked of her? This dark
historical fantasy draws on known Iron Age archaeology, Roman
history, elements from Celtic mythology, paganism,
Goddess-spirituality, and witchcraft.
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