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Plotting Motherhood in Medieval, Early Modern, and Modern Literature
Mary Beth Rose
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Description for Plotting Motherhood in Medieval, Early Modern, and Modern Literature
Hardback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 colour illustrations, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; HBLC1; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
This book explores the inconsistent literary representations of motherhood in diverse texts ranging from the fourth to the twentieth centuries. Mary Beth Rose unearths plots startling in their frequency and redundancy that struggle to accommodate -or to obliterate-the complex assertions of maternal authority as it challenges traditional family and social structures. The analysis engages two mother plots: the dead mother plot, in which the mother is dying or dead; and the living mother plot, in which the mother is alive and through her very presence in the text, puts often unbearable pressure on the mechanics of the plot. These ... Read more
This book explores the inconsistent literary representations of motherhood in diverse texts ranging from the fourth to the twentieth centuries. Mary Beth Rose unearths plots startling in their frequency and redundancy that struggle to accommodate -or to obliterate-the complex assertions of maternal authority as it challenges traditional family and social structures. The analysis engages two mother plots: the dead mother plot, in which the mother is dying or dead; and the living mother plot, in which the mother is alive and through her very presence in the text, puts often unbearable pressure on the mechanics of the plot. These ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Early Modern Cultural Studies
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319404530
SKU
V9783319404530
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99-15
About Mary Beth Rose
Mary Beth Rose is Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Formerly editor of Renaissance Drama, she is the author of Gender and Heroism in Early Modern English Literature; The Expense of Spirit: Love and Sexuality in English Renaissance Drama; and co-editor of Elizabeth I: Collected Works.
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