Women and Crime in the Street Literature of Early Modern England

Women and Crime in the Street Literature of Early Modern England

Softcover reprint of the original 1st Edition 2003

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Publisher's Synopsis

Clark explores how real-life women's crimes were handled in the news media of an age before the invention of the newspaper, in ballads, pamphlets, and plays. It discusses those features of contemporary society which particularly influenced early modern crime reporting, such as attitudes to news, the law and women's rights, and ideas about the responsibility of the community for keeping order. It considers the problems of writing about transgressive women for audiences whose ideal woman was chaste, silent, and obedient.

Book information

ISBN: 9781349507993
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st Edition 2003
Language: English
Number of pages: 233
Weight: 454g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 13mm