Gender and Heroism in Early Modern English Literature
Download or Read eBook Gender and Heroism in Early Modern English Literature PDF written by Mary Beth Rose and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Mary Beth Rose |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226725734 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226725731 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Gender and Heroism in Early Modern English Literature by : Mary Beth Rose
Book excerpt: Rose examines the glamorous, failed destinies of heroes in plays by William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe ; Queen Elizabeth I's creation of a heroic identity in her public speaches ; autobiographies of four ordinary women thrust into the public sphere by civil war ; and the seducation of heroes into slavery in works by John Milton, Aphra Behn, and Mary Astell.--Back cover.
