The cultural identity of seventeenth-century woman : a reader
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The cultural identity of seventeenth-century woman : a reader
Routledge, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780415104814
Description
This anthology brings together extracts from a wide variety of seventeenth-century sources to illustrate the ways in which the cultural notion of `women' was then constructed. historical circumstances of women's lives in the seventeenth century and the cultural notions of `woman' which prevailed then.
What did women and men think women should be?
Over 200 extracts from books, pamphlets, diaries and letters are arranged under three main headings: female nature, character and behaviour; female roles and affairs; and `feminisms.' Each chapter is introduced by N.H. Keeble who contextualises the extracts and draws out the main issues revised.
Table of Contents
Introduction Part I Female Nature, Character and Behaviour Part II Female Roles and Affair Part III `Feminisms' Bibliography
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: pbk ISBN 9780415104821
Description
In this anthology, N.H. Keeble illustrates both the historical circumstances of women's lives in the seventeenth century and the cultural notions of woman which prevailed then. Within the body of the collection, contemporary evidence is arranged topically, drawn from printed sources. The images, roles and virtues of woman are examined, providing a sourcebook which illustrates the way woman has in the past been culturally constructed.
Table of Contents
Introduction Part I Female Nature, Character and Behaviour Part II Female Roles and Affair Part III `Feminisms' Bibliography
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