Gender and Power in Shrew-Taming Narratives, 1500-1700

Wootton, D.; Holderness, G.

Explores dramatic, narrative and polemical versions of the 'taming of the shrew' story, from the Middle Ages to the Restoration, in light of recent historical work on the position of early modern women in society. Its essays address shrew narratives as an extended cultural dialogue debating issues of gender and sexual politics.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-05-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230240926

DOI: 10.1057/9780230277489

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 236