`What else is woman but a foe to friendship ... a domestic danger.' These words, taken from a biblical commentary by St John Chrysostom, are frequently quoted in early modern literature, showing that sexual morality was central to the patriarchal society of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. In this fascinating and original book, Laura Gowing considers what gender difference meant in the practice of daily life, examining the working of gender relations in sex, courtship, marriage conflict, and verbal disputes.
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"Gowing has written an important and stimulating book that adds immeasurably to our knowledge of the place of women in early modern society. It is also a significant contribution to the ongoing feminist debate about the nature of gender relations in early modern England."--American Historical Review
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Laura Gowing is at University of Hertfordshire.
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On a doorstep in Whitechapel in the winter of 1610, Alice Rochester insulted Jane Lilham in front of their neighbours, all at work in their doorways. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Domestic Disorders, Martin Ingram, Joan Smith, Elizabeth Barwicke, Agnes Brampton, John Whalley, Ann Symes, Grace Ball, John Wright, Matthew Goodman, Roxburghe Ballads, East London, Edmund Foster, Roger Die, Henry Eaton, Joan Ashbey, Lawrence Stone, Star Chamber, Susan Chaddocke, Susan More, Susanna Wilson, Thomas Page, Agnes Fenner, Bayly Ball, Ecclesiastical Courts New!
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- Seventeenth Century (Galaxy Books) by Sir George Norman Clark on page 14, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Popular Culture: Past and Present by Tony Bennett on page 102, page 263, and Back Matter
- Seventeenth Century by Paul Noble in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Poor Women in Shakespeare by Fiona McNeill on 10 pages
- Suspect Relations: Sex, Race, and Resistance in Colonial North Carolina by Kirsten Fischer in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Service and Dependency in Shakespeare's Plays by Judith Weil in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Women's Worlds in Seventeenth-Century England: A Sourcebook by Patricia Crawford in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Agnes Bowker's Cat: Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England by David Cressy in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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