Family Politics in Early Modern Literature (Early Modern Literature in History)

This Book Considers The Ways That Family Relationships (parental, Marital, Sibling Or Other) Mimic, And Stand In For, Political Ones In The Early Modern Period, And Vice Versa. Bringing Together Leading International Scholars In Literary-historical Fields To Produce Scholarship Informed By The Perspective Of Contemporary Politics, The Volume Examines The Ways In Which The Family Defines Itself In Transformative Moments Of Potential Crisis – Birth And Death, Maturation, Marriage – Moments When The Family Is Negotiating Its Position Within And Through Broader Cultural Frameworks, And When, As A Result, Family ‘politics’ Become Most Apparent. --amazon.com. Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes On Contributors; List Of Figures ; Chapter 1: Introduction; Notes; Part I: Union; Chapter 2: Margaret Cavendish, Wife; Interregnum; Post-restoration; Notes; Chapter 3: Reading Overbury's Wife: Politics And Marriage In 1616; Notes; Chapter 4: Representations Of The Family In Early Caroline Drama: Or, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Henrietta Maria?; Notes; Chapter 5: Animal Families; 'considereth The Labors [&] Of The Emmet'; Familiar Creatures; Notes; Part Ii: Succession Chapter 6: 'good Agreement Betwixt The Wombe And Frute': The Politics Of Maternal Power In The Letters Of Lady Anne Baconfamily Relations; 'good Agreement Betwixt The Wombe And Frute'13; 'the Checks And Admonitions Of A Mother'; 'have Yow No Hope For Posterite?'; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Allegiance And Alliance: Maternal Genealogies In The Works Of Mary Wroth; Familial Bonds; Gender Politics; Maternal Authority; Allegiance And Alliance; Notes; Chapter 8: Mini-majesty: Dynasty And Succession In The Portraiture Of Henry Viii And Edward Vi; Notes Chapter 9: Beyond The Palace: The Transmission Of Political Power In The Clifford Circlenotes; Part Iii: Rebellion; Chapter 10: Bare-forked Animals: King Lear And The Problems Of Patriarchalism; Allegiance And Territory; Domesticating Politics; Notes; Chapter 11: The State, Childhood And Religious Dissent; Wardship, Kingship And Fatherhood; Family Beyond Patriarchy; Catholic Responses To State Intervention; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 12: Father Figures: Paternal Politics In The Conversion Narratives Of Thomas Gage And James Wadsworth; From Father To Faith; Ghostly Fathers And The Confessor Paternity, Patrimony, Patronage, Patriarchconclusion: Telos And Inheritance; Notes; Chapter 13: Family Politics And Age In Early Modern England; Age, Authority And The Late Lancashire Witches; Old Men And Inheritance In The Queen Of Corinth; Fathers, Sons And The Safety Of The Realm In The Humorous Lieutenant; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Manuscripts; British Library; Cumbria Archives; Bibliography; Douai Abbey; Longleat House Archives; National Archives; York City Archives; Official Publications; Printed Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index Edited By Hannah Crawforth And Sarah Lewis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Acknowledgements 6 Contents 8 Notes on Contributors 11 List of Figures 15 Chapter 1: Introduction 16 Notes 27 Part I: Union 31 Chapter 2: Margaret Cavendish, Wife 32 Interregnum 33 Post-Restoration 41 Notes 49 Chapter 3: Reading Overbury’s Wife: Politics and Marriage in 1616 52 Notes 64 Chapter 4: Representations of the Family in Early Caroline Drama: Or, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Henrietta Maria? 70 Notes 83 Chapter 5: Animal Families 87 ‘Considereth the Labors [...] of the Emmet’ 89 Familiar Creatures 96 Notes 103 Part II: Succession 108 Chapter 6: ‘Good Agreement Betwixt the Wombe and Frute’: The Politics of Maternal Power in the Letters of Lady Anne Bacon 109 Family Relations 110 ‘Good Agreement Betwixt the Wombe and Frute’13 112 ‘The Checks and Admonitions of a Mother’ 117 ‘Have Yow No Hope for Posterite?’ 120 Conclusion 123 Notes 124 Chapter 7: Allegiance and Alliance: Maternal Genealogies in the Works of Mary Wroth 127 Familial Bonds 128 Gender Politics 130 Maternal Authority 133 Allegiance and Alliance 136 Notes 141 Chapter 8: Mini-Majesty: Dynasty and Succession in the Portraiture of Henry VIII and Edward VI 144 Notes 158 Chapter 9: Beyond the Palace: The Transmission of Political Power in the Clifford Circle 161 Notes 176 Part III: Rebellion 178 Chapter 10: Bare-Forked Animals: King Lear and the Problems of Patriarchalism 179 Allegiance and Territory 181 Domesticating Politics 188 Notes 194 Chapter 11: The State, Childhood and Religious Dissent 196 Wardship, Kingship and Fatherhood 198 Family Beyond Patriarchy 203 Catholic Responses to State Intervention 206 Conclusion 208 Notes 212 Chapter 12: Father Figures: Paternal Politics in the Conversion Narratives of Thomas Gage and James Wadsworth 216 From Father to Faith 220 Ghostly Fathers and the Confessor 224 Paternity, Patrimony, Patronage, Patriarch 227 Conclusion: Telos and Inheritance 230 Notes 231 Chapter 13: Family Politics and Age in Early Modern England 234 Age, Authority and The Late Lancashire Witches 237 Old Men and Inheritance in The Queen of Corinth 240 Fathers, Sons and the Safety of the Realm in The Humorous Lieutenant 245 Conclusion 248 Notes 249 Bibliography 252 Manuscripts 252 British Library 252 Cumbria Archives 252 Bibliography 252 Douai Abbey 253 Longleat House Archives 253 National Archives 253 York City Archives 253 Official Publications 253 Printed Primary Sources 253 Secondary Sources 258 Index 269 Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Margaret Cavendish, Wife....Pages 19-38 Reading Overbury’s Wife: Politics and Marriage in 1616....Pages 39-56 Representations of the Family in Early Caroline Drama: Or, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Henrietta Maria?....Pages 57-73 Animal Families....Pages 75-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 ‘Good Agreement Betwixt the Wombe and Frute’: The Politics of Maternal Power in the Letters of Lady Anne Bacon....Pages 99-116 Allegiance and Alliance: Maternal Genealogies in the Works of Mary Wroth....Pages 117-133 Mini-Majesty: Dynasty and Succession in the Portraiture of Henry VIII and Edward VI....Pages 135-151 Beyond the Palace: The Transmission of Political Power in the Clifford Circle....Pages 153-169 Front Matter....Pages 171-171 Bare-Forked Animals: King Lear and the Problems of Patriarchalism....Pages 173-189 The State, Childhood and Religious Dissent....Pages 191-210 Father Figures: Paternal Politics in the Conversion Narratives of Thomas Gage and James Wadsworth....Pages 211-228 Family Politics and Age in Early Modern England....Pages 229-246 Back Matter....Pages 247-270 This title considers the ways that family relationships (parental, marital, sibling or other) mimic, and stand in for, political ones in the Early Modern period, and vice versa. Bringing together leading international scholars in literary-historical fields to produce scholarship informed by the perspective of contemporary politics, it examines the ways in which the family defines itself in transformative moments of potential crisis - birth and death, maturation, marriage - moments when the family is negotiating its position within and through broader cultural frameworks, and when, as a result, family 'politics' become most apparent