An edition of Better a shrew than a sheep (2003)

Better a shrew than a sheep

women, drama, and the culture of jest in early modern England

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An edition of Better a shrew than a sheep (2003)

Better a shrew than a sheep

women, drama, and the culture of jest in early modern England

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Language
English
Pages
263

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Table of Contents

Introduction : sauce for the gander
Near neighbors, women's wars, and merry wives
Ale and female : gossips as players, alehouse as theater
Between women, or, All is fair at horn fair
"O such a rogue would be hang'd!" shrews versus wife beaters
Scandalous pleasures : a coney-catcher and her public
Griselda the fool
Epilogue : the problem of fun.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-253) and index.

Published in
Ithaca, N.Y

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822/.309352042
Library of Congress
PR658.W6 B76 2003, PR658.W6B76 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 263 p. :
Number of pages
263

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3555522M
Internet Archive
bettershrewthans0000brow
ISBN 10
0801440246, 0801488362
LCCN
2002011310
OCLC/WorldCat
50279913
Library Thing
1069977
Goodreads
201575
2729339

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