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Women, beauty and power in early modern England : a feminist literary history

Edith Snook (Författare)
ISBN 9780230282858 · inb., ISBN 0230282857 · inb.
utgivning
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
x, 230 p.
Edith Snook
Bok

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Bibliografi, Ej skönlitteratur
ämne
Mary Wroth, ca 1586-ca 1640, Margaret Cavendish Newcastle, 1623-1673, Anne Clifford, 1590-1676, Elizabeth Jocelin, 1596-1623, Aphra Behn, 1640-1689, Litteraturvetenskap--Storbritannien--1500-talet--1600-talet, Författare, Skönhetsideal, English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism., English literature--Women authors--History and criticism., Beauty, Personal, in literature., Women in literature., Women--England--Intellectual life., Engelska kvinnliga författare--historia--1500-talet--1600-talet--1700-talet, Kvinnor i litteraturen, Skönhetsideal i litteraturen, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, Engels, Vrouwen

Sammanfattning

"Divided into three sections on cosmetics, clothes and hairstyling, this book explores how early modern women regarded beauty culture and in what waysskin, clothes and hair could be used to represent racial, class and gender identities, and to convey political, religious and philosophical ideals"--

Innehållsförteckning

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART ONE: COSMETICS -- 'The Beautifying Part of Physic': Women's Cosmetic Practices in Early Modern England -- 'Soveraigne Receipts,' Fair Beauty, and Race in Stuart England -- PART TWO: CLOTHES -- The Greatness in Good Clothes: Fashioning Subjectivity in Mary Wroth's Urania and Margaret Spencer's Account Book -- What Not to Wear: Children's Clothes and the Maternal Advice of Elizabeth Jocelin and Brilliana, Lady Harley -- PART THREE: HAIR -- The Culture of the Head: Hair in Mary Wroth's Urania and Margaret Cavendish's 'Assaulted and Pursued Chastity' -- An 'absolute mistress of her self': Anne Clifford and the Luxury of Hair -- Conclusion -- Index.

Detaljer

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Edith Snook (Författare)
Identifikator
ISBN 9780230282858 · inb., ISBN 0230282857 · inb.
har titel
Women, beauty and power in early modern England : a feminist literary history
upphovsuppgift
Edith Snook
utgivning
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
omfång
x, 230 p.
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anmärkning
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
Mått
23 cm.
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klassifikation
PR113 (LC-klassifikation)
kontrollnummer
12326329

Biblioteksspecifik information (bestånd)

  • KvinnSam – Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek

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    Literary studies--Great Britain--16th century--17th century, Authors, Ideal of beauty