Gender, Interpretation, and Political Rule in Sidney's Arcadia

By Kathryn DeZur

Book Overview

This bookexamines debates regarding gendered interpretation of persuasive rhetoric in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. The book traces ideological changes concerning women's positions in early modern English romances written and inspired by Sir Philip Sidney, and it analyzes these texts in light of contemporary political discourse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611495229
• ISBN13: 9781611495225
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"