Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Jennifer Panek.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 243 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The widow's choice : female remarriage in early modern England -- The widow's threat : domestic government and male anxiety -- The suitor's fantasy : courtship and compensation -- The husband's fear : the lusty widow as wife -- A playwright's response : four Middletonian remarriage plots.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Courtship in literature.
English drama (Comedy)-- History and criticism.
English drama-- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600-- History and criticism.
Widows in literature.
Comédie anglaise-- 16e siècle-- Histoire et critique
Mariage dans la littérature
Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature