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Women Waging Law in Elizabethan England - Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History Stretton, Tim (University of Waikato, New Zealand)
Women Waging Law in Elizabethan England - Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Stretton, Tim (University of Waikato, New Zealand)
This book examines gender relations in Shakespeare's England by looking at women's involvement in lawsuits in the largest courts in the land. It describes women's rights in theory and in practice, considers depictions of women in court scenes in plays, and analyses the language and tactics used by women lawyers employed in pleadings.
292 pages, 2 maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 22, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521495547 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 292 |
| Dimensions | 158 × 237 × 23 mm · 605 g |
| Language | English |