Rhetorical drag gender impersonation, captivity, and the writing of history / Lorrayne Carroll.
| Author/creator | Carroll, Lorrayne |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, |
| Description | ix, 251 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : "particular knowlege" -- "Being read with a greedy attention" : Mather in drag -- "Peculiar efficacy and authority" : Hannah Duston's missing voice -- "The original copy and the mistake of the transcriber" : Elizabeth Hanson's relation -- "Affecting history" : impersonating women in the early Republic -- Epilogue : "I'm just an advertisement for a version of myself". |
| General note | This work examines authorial gender impersonation (men writing as women) of American women's captivity narratives from 1697 to 1849, and the connections between gender figuration and historiography. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006016315 |
| ISBN | 0873388828 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780873388825 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |