In the Posture of a Whore: Changing Attitudes to 'bad' Women in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Volume 1 |
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... gives way to his love , or feigns her own First unto him.23 Sceptical comedy often shows that society's materialism ... give themselves scope for more complex characterisation . One character is potentially myriad women : Jonson's Dol ...
... gives way to his love , or feigns her own First unto him.23 Sceptical comedy often shows that society's materialism ... give themselves scope for more complex characterisation . One character is potentially myriad women : Jonson's Dol ...
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... give such authority to the Queen , who sets the Knight the task of discovering what women love best , and to the Lady , who gives him the answer and gains power over his life . Fletcher is a playwright one can usually depend on to be ...
... give such authority to the Queen , who sets the Knight the task of discovering what women love best , and to the Lady , who gives him the answer and gains power over his life . Fletcher is a playwright one can usually depend on to be ...
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... Give ' em their Soveraign wills , and pleas'd they are . The sting in the play's tail , however , is the answer to the question about what all women long for , " Yet having what they most desire , / To have do's them wrong . " Silvio ...
... Give ' em their Soveraign wills , and pleas'd they are . The sting in the play's tail , however , is the answer to the question about what all women long for , " Yet having what they most desire , / To have do's them wrong . " Silvio ...
Contents
THE WORLD OF THE BROTHEL | 19 |
Courtesans | 41 |
SHREWS AND CITIZENS WIVES | 74 |
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