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Colonial women : race and culture in Stuart drama / Heidi Hutner.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hutner, Heidi, author.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Tempest.
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Widow ranter.
English drama--17th century--History and criticism.
English drama.
Women and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.
Women and literature.
English drama--Restoration, 1660-1700--History and criticism.
Women and literature--Great Britain--Colonies--History.
Land tenure in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Culture in literature.
Women in literature.
Race in literature.
Local Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Tempest.
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Widow ranter.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (152 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Focusing on gender and race in Stuart drama, Heidi Hutner argues that in such drama, as in historical accounts, the symbol of the native woman is used to justify and promote the exploitation of the New World and its inhabitants.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: I.
Introduction: Colonial Women and Stuart Drama 3
The Tempest, The Sea Voyage, and the Pocahontas Myth 21
Restoration Revisions of The Tempest 45
The Indan Queen and The Indian Emperour 65
Aphra Behn's The Widow Ranter 89 Afterword Notes Index.
Notes:
Includes index.
Previously issued in print: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
ISBN:
0-19-772348-9
1-280-53119-3
0-19-534964-4
1-4294-0222-9
OCLC:
191924393

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