Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook: The Construction of Femininities in England 1520-1680 (Constructions of Femininity in England)

Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook is an invaluable collection of accounts of women and femininity in early modern England. The volume is divided thematically into nine sections, each with an accessible introduction, notes on sources and an annotated bibliography. The sections are: Theology, Biology, Conduct, Sexuality and Motherhood, Politics and Law, Education, Work, Writing and Speaking, Feminism. Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook brings together sources ranging from medical documents and political pamphlets to sermons and the Bible, as well as literary sources. Providing a historical context to issues of gender in the Renasissance, it will be essential reading for students of the period, gender studies and cultural history. - Publisher Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook Brings Together Extracts Of Signifcant Accounts Of Women And Femininity In Early Modern England. It Provides Representative And Accessible Readings Of The Discourses Of Gender Construction During This Period. The Book Encourages Students To Analyse The Rhetorical Strategies Of Literary Texts As They Operate Within A Broader Historical Context. The Volume Is Divided Thematically Into Nine Sections, Each With An Accessible Introduction, Notes On Sources And An Annoted Bibliography. The Sections Are: Theology; Physiology; Conduct; Sexuality And Motherhood; Politics And Law; Education; Work; Writing And Speaking; Proto-feminisms. Renaissance Woman: A Sourcebook Contains Sources Ranging From Medical Documents And Political Pamphlets To Sermons And The Bible, As Well As Literary Texts. It Will Be An Essential Sourcebook For Students And Teachers Of English, Cultural History And Women's Studies. Edited By Kate Aughterson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.