{"product_id":"9783030826086","title":"Rape in Early Modern England: Law, History and Criticism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRape in Early Modern England: Law, History and Criticism\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBarker, Helen\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is intended for those in the humanities seeking a legal context for writing about rape in early modern England. It takes the premise that over the past four decades misunderstandings about rape law, and misreadings of rape statutes from medieval to Elizabethan times, have become widely cited in criticism. Helen Barker identifies how this has arisen, and discusses the main sources of confusion – including indissoluble issues around the word ‘ravishment’. Rape law historically encompassed elopement and abduction; this book offers a succinct overview of the law, and draws attention to the wider social context other than gender opposition in which it is often presented. In addition, critics have been tempted to rely on the ostensibly authoritative seventeenth-century treatise, \u003ci\u003eThe Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights,\u003c\/i\u003e as a legal source. By examining the context of its publication, this book suggests that the treatise is unreliable and can mislead the unwary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-11-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030826086\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-82609-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 128\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523007770764,"sku":"9783030826086","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030826086.jpg?v=1776862914","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030826086","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}