Women writers and familial discourse in the English Renaissance : relative values

Publication Data

• Title Women writers and familial discourse in the English Renaissance : relative values
• Author Marion Wynne-Davies
• Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date 2007
• Publication location Basingstoke
• Language English

Contents

"Though a temporall man, yet your very spirituall father": the Roper/Basset line and the lives of Thomas More
"Sory coumfortlesse orphanes": the Rastell/Heywood line
Worthy of their blood and their vocation: the More/Cresacre line
Representations of relations on the political stage within the Fitzalan/Lumley household
"As I, for one, who thus my habits change": Mary Wroth and the abandonment of the Sidney/Herbert familial discourse
Sisters and brothers: divided sibling identity in the Cary family
Desire, chastity and rape in the Cavendish familial discourse.

Topics

• English literature :: Women authors :: History and criticism
• English literature :: Early modern, 1500-1700 :: History and criticism
• Family in literature
• Domestic relations in literature
• Group identity in literature
• Discourse analysis, Literary
• Women and literature :: England :: History :: 16th century
• Women and literature :: England :: History :: 17th century
• Family :: England :: History :: 16th century
• Family :: England :: History :: 17th century

Women writers and familial discourse in the English Renaissance : relative values by Marion Wynne-Davies. ISBN 9781403986412. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.