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Gender, culture and politics in England, 1560-1640 : turning the world upside down / Susan D. Amussen and David E. Underdown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amussen, Susan Dwyer, author.
- Underdown, David, author.
- Series:
- Cultures of early modern Europe.
- Cultures of Early Modern Europe
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature and society--England--History.
- Literature and society.
- Patriarchy--England--History.
- Patriarchy.
- Politics and culture--England--History.
- Politics and culture.
- Role reversal--England--History.
- Role reversal.
- Sex role--England--History.
- Sex role.
- Women--England--History.
- Women.
- England--Social conditions--16th century.
- England.
- England--Social conditions--17th century.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1714.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (115 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "Gender, Culture and Politics in England, 1560-1640 integrates social history, politics and literary culture as part of a groundbreaking study that provides revealing insights into the lives of men and women in early modern England. Susan D. Amussen and David E. Underdown examine familiar chaotic characters from the period, such as scolds, cuckolds, witches and scandalous women, and consider the significance of the disorder they create and how they turn the ordered world around them upside down in a very specific, gendered way. Using case studies from theatre, civic ritual and witchcraft, the book demonstrates how the idea of an upside down world, centered on gender inversion, repeatedly permeates the mental world of early modern England. Amussen and Underdown show both how gender was central to understanding society, and the ways in which both unruly women and failed patriarchs were disciplined. In doing so, they give a glimpse of how we can connect different dimensions of early modern society. This is a vital study for anyone keen to know more about the importance of gender in society, culture and politics in 16th- and 17th-century England."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Unruly women
- Failed patriarchs
- Performing inversion : theatre, politics, and society
- Performing inversion in civic pageantry and charivari
- Witches, magicians, and the upside-down world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9781350020702
- 1350020702
- 9781350020689
- 1350020680
- OCLC:
- 959610991
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