Gender and Power in Shrew-Taming Narratives, 1500-1700
Author
Wootton, D.
Holderness, G.
School of Humanities
English Literature and Creative Writing
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute
English Literature
Attention
2299/9438
Abstract
Explores the various dramatic, poetic and narrative versions of the popular 'taming of the shrew' story, from the Middle Ages to the Restoration, in the light of new historical work on the place of early modern women in society.