The Cultural Identity of Seventeenth-Century Woman
Author | : N. H. Keeble |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 559 |
Release | : 2002-03-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134847105 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134847106 |
Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Cultural Identity of Seventeenth-Century Woman written by N. H. Keeble and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.