Marriage and violence : the early modern legacy / Frances E. Dolan.

Author/creator Dolan, Frances E., 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2008.
Description235 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Flesh, two heads : debating the biblical blueprint for marriage in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries -- Battered women, petty traitors, and the legacy of coverture -- Fighting for the breeches, sharing the rod : spouses, servants, and the struggle for equality -- How a maiden keeps her head : Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, and the perils of marriage -- Afterword.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-223) and index.
LCCN 2008010523
ISBN9780812240757 (alk. paper)
ISBN0812240758 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HQ 503 .D65 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold