In the Posture of a Whore: Changing Attitudes to 'bad' Women in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Volume 1 |
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... Chaste Maid in Cheapside ( Lady Elizabeth's , 1613 ) . The wives and husbands in orthodox Cheapside marriages , which have been shown to be a continuous round of adultery and of sexual and material exploitation , applaud the Welsh ...
... Chaste Maid in Cheapside ( Lady Elizabeth's , 1613 ) . The wives and husbands in orthodox Cheapside marriages , which have been shown to be a continuous round of adultery and of sexual and material exploitation , applaud the Welsh ...
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... chaste widowhood . 91 The character of the nurse - companion is not developed in many plays ( Putana in ' Tis Pity She's a Whore is an exaggerated version of Juliet's Nurse ) . In Kyd's Soliman and Perseda ( 1590 ) Lucina , Perseda's ...
... chaste widowhood . 91 The character of the nurse - companion is not developed in many plays ( Putana in ' Tis Pity She's a Whore is an exaggerated version of Juliet's Nurse ) . In Kyd's Soliman and Perseda ( 1590 ) Lucina , Perseda's ...
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... chaste , nor fair , Such gifts malice may impair ; Richly trimm'd to walk or ride , Or to wanton unespy'd ; To preserve an honest nature , And so to give it up to fame ; These are toys . In good or ill They desire to have their Will ...
... chaste , nor fair , Such gifts malice may impair ; Richly trimm'd to walk or ride , Or to wanton unespy'd ; To preserve an honest nature , And so to give it up to fame ; These are toys . In good or ill They desire to have their Will ...
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THE WORLD OF THE BROTHEL | 19 |
Courtesans | 41 |
SHREWS AND CITIZENS WIVES | 74 |
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