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BL
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Record Number
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997879
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b752249
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Main Entry
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Whigham, Frank.
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Title & Author
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Seizures of the will in early modern English drama /\ Frank Whigham.
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Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1996.
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Series Statement
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Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ;; 11
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Page. NO
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xii, 299 pages ;; 23 cm.
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ISBN
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0521418771
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: 0521564492
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: 9780521418775
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: 9780521564496
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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1. Forcing divorce in The Spanish Tragedy -- 2. Hunger and pain in Arden of Faversham -- 3. The ideology of prodigality in The Miseries of an Enforced Marriage, and A Yorkshire Tragedy -- 4. Sexual and social mobility in The Duchess of Malfi.
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Abstract
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In Seizures of the Will in Early Modern English Drama Frank Whigham combines an analysis of English Renaissance plays with an enriched sense of their social surroundings. He traces the violent gestures of social self-construction that animate many such plays, and the ways in which drama interacts with the conflict-ridden discourses of social, rank, gender, kinship, and service relationships. In Whigham's view, The Spanish Tragedy initiates the 'matter of court, ' a complex and marauding discourse of gender warfare and master-servant manipulations; Arden of Faversham explores linked redefinitions of land, service, and marriage in county culture; The Miseries of Enforced Marriage and A Yorkshire Tragedy present a powerful critique of the traditional imperialism of kinship in northern England; and The Duchess of Malfi explores metaphors of erotic transgression.
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Subject
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Kyd, Thomas,1558-1594., Spanish tragedie.
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Webster, John,1580-1625., Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy.
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Subject
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Assertiveness (Psychology) in literature.
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English drama-- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600-- History and criticism.
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Kinship in literature.
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Literature and society-- England-- History-- 16th century.
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Literature and society-- England-- History-- 17th century.
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Master and servant in literature.
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Self in literature.
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Sex role in literature.
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Social classes in literature.
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Will in literature.
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Assertiveness (Psychology) in literature.
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Classes sociales-- Dans la littérature.
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English drama-- Early modern and Elizabethan.
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Kinship in literature.
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Literature and society.
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Littérature et société-- Angleterre (GB)-- 16e siècle.
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Littérature et société-- Angleterre (GB)-- 17e siècle.
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Master and servant in literature.
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Parenté-- Dans la littérature.
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Rôle selon le sexe-- Dans la littérature.
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Self in literature.
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Serviteurs (personnages)-- Dans la littérature.
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Sex role in literature.
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Social classes in literature.
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Tragédie anglaise-- 16e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
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Volonté-- Dans la littérature.
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Will in literature.
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Drama.
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Drama.
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Englisch.
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Identität (Motiv)
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Identität.
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Wille Motiv
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England.
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Englisch.
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Dewey Classification
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822/.309355
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LC Classification
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PR658.S46W38 1996
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NLM classification
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822.309355.23WHI
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HI 1161rvk
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HI 1250rvk
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