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  1. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a wide variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in... more

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    The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a wide variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context and to examine early modern attitudes to remarriage. She persuasively challenges the critical tendency to see the stereotype of the lusty widow as a tactic to dissuade women from second marriages, arguing instead that it was deployed to enable her suitors to regain their masculinity, under threat from the dominant, wealthier widow. The theatre, as demonstrated by Middleton, Dekker, Beaumont and Fletcher and others, was the prime purveyor of a fantasy in which a young man's sexual mastery of a widow allowed him to seize the economic opportunity she offered

     

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    ISBN: 9780511483868
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    Subjects: English drama / Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 / History and criticism; Widows in literature; English drama (Comedy) / History and criticism; Courtship in literature; Wiederverheiratung; Englisch; Witwe <Motiv>; Komödie
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    The widow's choice : female remarriage in early modern England -- The widow's threat : domestic government and male anxiety -- The suitor's fantasy : courtship and compensation -- The husband's fear : the lusty widow as wife -- A playwright's response : four Middletonian remarriage plots

  2. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge [u.a.]

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  3. Elizabeth Bennet
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Chelsea House, Broomall, Pa.

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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 0791076725
    Series: Bloom's major literary characters
    Subjects: Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character); Young women in literature; Courtship in literature; Heroines in literature
    Other subjects: Austen 1775-1817: Pride and prejudice
    Scope: XIII, 176 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

  4. Elizabeth Bennet
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Chelsea House, Broomall, Pa.

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    ISBN: 0791076725
    Series: Bloom's major literary characters
    Subjects: Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character); Young women in literature; Courtship in literature; Heroines in literature
    Other subjects: Austen 1775-1817: Pride and prejudice
    Scope: XIII, 176 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

  5. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge [u.a.]

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    ISBN: 0521832713
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    Edition: 1. publ.
    Subjects: English drama; Widows in literature; English drama (Comedy); Courtship in literature
    Scope: X, 243 S.
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    Literaturverz. S. 222 - 236

  6. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [u.a.]

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
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    ISBN: 0521832713
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    RVK Categories: HI 1250 ; HI 1252
    Subjects: English drama; Widows in literature; English drama (Comedy); Courtship in literature
    Scope: X, 243 S, Literaturverz. S. 222 - 236
  7. Elizabeth Bennet
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Chelsea House Publ, Philadelphia, Pa.

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
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    ISBN: 0791076725
    Series: Bloom's major literary characters
    Subjects: Young women in literature; Courtship in literature; Heroines in literature
    Other subjects: Austen, Jane (1775-1817): Pride and prejudice; Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character)
    Scope: XIII, 264 p, 24 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references and index. - Bibliography p. 249 - 252

    Irony as discrimination : Pride and prejudice / Marvin MudrickElizabeth Bennet / Andrew H. Wright -- A note on Jane Austen / C.S. Lewis -- Pride and prejudice / Henrietta Ten Harmsel -- Pride and prejudice : vitality and a dramatic mode / Howard S. Babb -- Affection and mortification of Elizabeth Bennet / Stuart M. Tave -- Intelligence in Pride and prejudice / Susan Morgan -- Pride and prejudice / Bernard J. Paris -- The humiliation of Elizabeth Bennet / Susan Fraiman -- Dwindling into wifehood : the romantic power of the witty heroine in Shakespeare, Dryden, Congreve, and Austen / Donald A. Bloom -- Wit with a vengeance : Pride and prejudice / Gloria Sybil Gross.

  8. Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice
    Author: Austen, Jane
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Chelsea House Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa.

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    ISBN: 0791081699
    Series: Bloom's guides
    Other subjects: Courtship in literature; Array; Array; Young women in literature; Array
    Scope: 122 S, 23 cm
  9. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK

    The widow's choice : female remarriage in early modern England -- The widow's threat : domestic government and male anxiety -- The suitor's fantasy : courtship and compensation -- The husband's fear : the lusty widow as wife -- A playwright's... more

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    The widow's choice : female remarriage in early modern England -- The widow's threat : domestic government and male anxiety -- The suitor's fantasy : courtship and compensation -- The husband's fear : the lusty widow as wife -- A playwright's response : four Middletonian remarriage plots. The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context

     

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  10. Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice
    Published: c2004
    Publisher:  Chelsea House Publishers, Philadelphia

    In the character of Elizabeth Bennet, this comedy of manners produced one of the great heroines of English literature. Summaries with analysis review and explain the work, enhancing the reader's understanding and an annotated bibliography directs... more

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    In the character of Elizabeth Bennet, this comedy of manners produced one of the great heroines of English literature. Summaries with analysis review and explain the work, enhancing the reader's understanding and an annotated bibliography directs readers to additional materials

     

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    ISBN: 0791081699; 9780791081693
    Series: Bloom's guides
    Subjects: Courtship in literature
    Other subjects: Austen, Jane (1775-1817): Pride and prejudice
    Scope: Online-Ressource (122 p)
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-111) and index

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    Cover; Contents; Introduction; Biographical Sketch; The Story Behind the Story; List of Characters; Summary and Analysis; Critical Views; Works by Jane Austen; Annotated Bibliography; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Index

  11. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK

    The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her... more

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    The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context

     

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    ISBN: 0521832713
    Subjects: English drama (Comedy); Widows in literature; English drama; Courtship in literature
    Scope: Online-Ressource (x, 243 p), 24 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index

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    Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; A note on texts; Introduction; Chapter 1 The widow's choice: female remarriage in early modern England; Chapter 2 The widow's threat: domestic government and male anxiety; Chapter 3 The suitor's fantasy: courtship and compensation; Chapter 4 The husband's fear: the lusty widow as wife; Chapter 5 A playwright's response: four Middletonian remarriage plots; Notes; Works cited; Index

  12. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [u.a.]

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    Subjects: English drama; Widows in literature; English drama (Comedy); Courtship in literature
    Scope: X, 243 S, Literaturverz. S. 222 - 236
  13. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a wide variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in... more

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    The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a wide variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context and to examine early modern attitudes to remarriage. She persuasively challenges the critical tendency to see the stereotype of the lusty widow as a tactic to dissuade women from second marriages, arguing instead that it was deployed to enable her suitors to regain their masculinity, under threat from the dominant, wealthier widow. The theatre, as demonstrated by Middleton, Dekker, Beaumont and Fletcher and others, was the prime purveyor of a fantasy in which a young man's sexual mastery of a widow allowed him to seize the economic opportunity she offered The widow's choice : female remarriage in early modern England -- The widow's threat : domestic government and male anxiety -- The suitor's fantasy : courtship and compensation -- The husband's fear : the lusty widow as wife -- A playwright's response : four Middletonian remarriage plots

     

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    ISBN: 9780511483868
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    Subjects: English drama (Comedy); Courtship in literature; Widows in literature; English drama; English drama ; Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 ; History and criticism; Widows in literature; English drama (Comedy) ; History and criticism; Courtship in literature
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  14. Widows and suitors in early modern English comedy
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a wide variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in... more

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    The courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a wide variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine the staple widow of comedy in her cultural context and to examine early modern attitudes to remarriage. She persuasively challenges the critical tendency to see the stereotype of the lusty widow as a tactic to dissuade women from second marriages, arguing instead that it was deployed to enable her suitors to regain their masculinity, under threat from the dominant, wealthier widow. The theatre, as demonstrated by Middleton, Dekker, Beaumont and Fletcher and others, was the prime purveyor of a fantasy in which a young man's sexual mastery of a widow allowed him to seize the economic opportunity she offered The widow's choice : female remarriage in early modern England -- The widow's threat : domestic government and male anxiety -- The suitor's fantasy : courtship and compensation -- The husband's fear : the lusty widow as wife -- A playwright's response : four Middletonian remarriage plots

     

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    ISBN: 9780511483868
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    Subjects: English drama (Comedy); Courtship in literature; Widows in literature; English drama; English drama ; Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 ; History and criticism; Widows in literature; English drama (Comedy) ; History and criticism; Courtship in literature
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 243 pages), digital, PDF file(s)
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