Changing the Subject: Mary Wroth and Figurations of Gender in Early Modern England
(Part of the Studies in the English Renaissance Series)
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" Lady Mary Wroth (c. 1587-1653) wrote the first sonnet sequence in English by a woman, one of the first plays by a woman, and the first published work of fiction by an Englishwoman. Yet, despite her status as a member of the distinguished Sidney family, Wroth met with disgrace at court for her authorship of a prose romance, which was adjudged an inappropriate endeavor for a woman and was forcibly withdrawn from publication. Only recently has recognition...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813119642
ISBN13:9780813119649
Release Date:April 1996
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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