Widows and Suitors in Early Modern English Comedy
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- Author: Jennifer Panek, University of Ottawa
- Date Published: May 2007
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- isbn: 9780521036627
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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 this staple of comic theatre in its cultural context. She persuasively challenges the stereotype of the lusty widow as a tactic to dissuade women from second marriages, arguing instead that it was deployed to enable her suitors to regain their masculinity, under threat from the dominant, wealthier widow.
Read more- Uses a wide range of literary texts and historical documentary sources to establish cultural attitudes to remarriage by widows in the early modern period
- A good English-language study of widows in early modern literature
- Gives substantial close readings of neglected plays by, for example, Thomas Middleton
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"instructive and entertaining...This account of the myths surrounding widowhood and remarriage in the period's comedies offers valuable insights into the connections between age, sexuality, economics, and identity. Thoughtful and well-written, Panek's book will repay the attention of any reader with even the least interest in the subject." - Renaissance Quarterly Linda Anderson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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- Date Published: May 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521036627
- length: 256 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.39kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
A note on texts
Introduction
1. The widow's choice: female remarriage in early modern England
2. The widow's threat: domestic government and male anxiety
3. The suitor's fantasy: courtship and compensation
4. The husband's fear: the lusty widow as wife
5. A playwright's response: four Middletonian remarriage plots
Notes
Works cited
Index.
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