Female Transgression in Early Modern Britain
Literary and Historical Explorations
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century
| Author: | Richard Hillman, Pauline Ruberry-Blanc | ISBN: | 9781317135876 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Hillman, Pauline Ruberry-Blanc |
| ISBN: | 9781317135876 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Presenting a broad spectrum of reflections on the subject of female transgression in early modern Britain, this volume proposes a richly productive dialogue between literary and historical approaches to the topic. The essays presented here cover a range of ’transgressive’ women: daughters, witches, prostitutes, thieves; mothers/wives/murderers; violence in NW England; violence in Scotland; single mothers; women as (sexual) partners in crime. Contributions illustrate the dynamic relation between fiction and fact that informs literary and socio-historical analysis alike, exploring female transgression as a process, not of crossing fixed boundaries, but of negotiating the epistemological space between representation and documentation.
Presenting a broad spectrum of reflections on the subject of female transgression in early modern Britain, this volume proposes a richly productive dialogue between literary and historical approaches to the topic. The essays presented here cover a range of ’transgressive’ women: daughters, witches, prostitutes, thieves; mothers/wives/murderers; violence in NW England; violence in Scotland; single mothers; women as (sexual) partners in crime. Contributions illustrate the dynamic relation between fiction and fact that informs literary and socio-historical analysis alike, exploring female transgression as a process, not of crossing fixed boundaries, but of negotiating the epistemological space between representation and documentation.
