By taking account of the ways in which early modern women made use of formal and generic structures to constitute themselves in writing, the essays collected he

A study of the representation of reading in early modern Englishwomen's writing, this book exists at the intersection of textual criticism and cultural history.

A ground-breaking study of the social and cultural functions of the early modern theatre. Jean Howard looks at the effects of drama and the stage on early moder

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Framed by the publication of Leviathan and the 1713 Licensing Act, this collection provides analysis of both canonical and non-canonical texts within the scope