1st Edition

Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook Constructions of Femininity in England

Edited By Kate Aughterson Copyright 1995
    340 Pages
    by Routledge

    340 Pages
    by Routledge

    Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook is an invaluable collection of accounts of women and femininity in early modern England. The volume is divided thematically into nine sections, each with an accessible introduction, notes on sources and an annotated bibliography. The sections are:
    * Theology
    * Biology
    * Conduct
    * Sexuality and Motherhood
    * Politics and Law
    * Education
    * Work
    * Writing and Speaking
    * Feminism
    Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook brings together sources ranging from medical documents and political pamphlets to sermons and the Bible, as well as literary sources. Providing a historical context to issues of gender in the Renasissance, it will be essential reading for students of the period, gender studies and cultural history.

    Introduction 1 THEOLOGY 2 PHYSIOLOGY 3 CONDUCT 4 SEXUALITY AND MOTHERHOOD 5 POLITICS AND LAW 6 EDUCATION 7 WORK 8 WRITING AND SPEAKING 9 PROTO-FEMINISMS

    Biography

    Kate Aughterson teaches English at the University of Central England, specialising in feminism and the Renaissance.