Women, Writing, and the Theater in the Early Modern Period: The Plays of Aphra Behn and Suzanne CentlivreFairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2001 - 273 من الصفحات The previous revolutionary period in England had changed the nation enough for women's participation in all areas of society, politics, and religion to become feasible and visible. This emergent visibility gave them a chance to become actresses after 1661, and sparked their desire to offer contributions to the public stage after 1669."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... husband , on the other hand , was generally re- garded as a regrettable but understandable foible , rather than a serious threat to marriage . " A wife who sued her husband for adultery , even in combination with cru- elty or life ...
... husband , on the other hand , was generally re- garded as a regrettable but understandable foible , rather than a serious threat to marriage . " A wife who sued her husband for adultery , even in combination with cru- elty or life ...
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... husband prede- ceased his wife . Her dowry , something like a third of her husband's prop- erty or more , and in later years her jointure , remained in her hands . ' In the middle and upper classes certainly , Ludowicke Muggleton's 1660 ...
... husband prede- ceased his wife . Her dowry , something like a third of her husband's prop- erty or more , and in later years her jointure , remained in her hands . ' In the middle and upper classes certainly , Ludowicke Muggleton's 1660 ...
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... husband " therefore comes to be perceived as a widow.23 An excellent example for this culturally produced myopia is John Manningham's 1602 recording of a performance of Twelfth Night in which he mistakenly describes Olivia as a widow ...
... husband " therefore comes to be perceived as a widow.23 An excellent example for this culturally produced myopia is John Manningham's 1602 recording of a performance of Twelfth Night in which he mistakenly describes Olivia as a widow ...
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Acknowledgments | 9 |
What is a Wife? | 37 |
What pleasant Lives Women lead in England | 71 |
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