Liberty and the politics of the female voice in early stuart england
Auteur :
Luckyj, Christina
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108949521
Date de publication :
29 févr. 2024
Dimensions :
22,8 x 14,9 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
430 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study argues that the female voice occupied a key role in the early Stuart political imaginary as a means of signalling resistance to tyranny. Like their male contemporaries, including Shakespeare, early modern women writers deployed female voices to craft powerful new discourses of religious and political liberty.