In the Posture of a Whore: Changing Attitudes to 'bad' Women in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Volume 1 |
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... courtly and political decadence . In Valentinian the bawds are mouthpieces for the world of courtly power ; though witty and amusing , they reflect a world in which " honour " is defined as " praises " -to get these , they urge 97 ...
... courtly and political decadence . In Valentinian the bawds are mouthpieces for the world of courtly power ; though witty and amusing , they reflect a world in which " honour " is defined as " praises " -to get these , they urge 97 ...
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... courtly love . Beatrice's betrothal to Alonzo , in terms of the courtly sphere she inhabits , is equated with marriage , so that the passion she conceives for Alsemero is adulterous . It is ironical that Alsemero conceives his ...
... courtly love . Beatrice's betrothal to Alonzo , in terms of the courtly sphere she inhabits , is equated with marriage , so that the passion she conceives for Alsemero is adulterous . It is ironical that Alsemero conceives his ...
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... courtly 57 service . When , fearing for his safety , she refuses to let Alsemero challenge Alonzo ( for her love ) , and turns to De Flores , claiming that his " service " for her is to dare " blood and danger , " she in fact commits ...
... courtly 57 service . When , fearing for his safety , she refuses to let Alsemero challenge Alonzo ( for her love ) , and turns to De Flores , claiming that his " service " for her is to dare " blood and danger , " she in fact commits ...
Contents
THE WORLD OF THE BROTHEL | 19 |
Courtesans | 41 |
SHREWS AND CITIZENS WIVES | 74 |
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