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Nature's cruel stepdames : murderous women in the street literature of seventeenth century England
- Title
- Nature's cruel stepdames : murderous women in the street literature of seventeenth century England / Susan C. Staub.
- Author
- Staub, Susan C.
- Publication
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, c2005.
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- Description
- x, 356 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "A selection of seventeenth century pamphlets revealing the popular press's obsessive concern with female violence--usually domestic--and a discussion of the texts' historical and cultural contexts"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Medieval & Renaissance literary studies
- Uniform Title
- Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
- Subjects
- English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700
- Women and literature > England > History > 17th century
- Murder > Literary collections
- Female offenders in literature
- Infanticide in literature
- Female offenders > Literary collections
- English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism
- Women murderers > Literary collections
- Infanticide > Literary collections
- Women murderers in literature
- Murder in literature
- Street literature > England > History and criticism
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-347) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 05-3398
- ISBN
- 0820703567 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004021250
- OCLC
- 56517833
- Author
- Staub, Susan C.
- Title
- Nature's cruel stepdames : murderous women in the street literature of seventeenth century England / Susan C. Staub.
- Imprint
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, c2005.
- Series
- Medieval & Renaissance literary studiesMedieval and Renaissance literary studies.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-347) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 05-3398