Christensen, Ann C.. Separation scenes : domestic drama in early modern England

Folger bibliographic ID: 351177
Folger call number: PR678.D65 C58 2017
Folger holdings ID: 499830

General notes

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Introduction: absent husbands and unpartnered wives in early modern England -- Housekeeping and forlorn travel in Arden of Faversham -- The doorstep and the exchange in A warning for fair women -- One man's calling in A woman killed with kindness -- Women, work, and windows in Women beware women -- The East India Company and the domestic economy in The launching of the Mary, or The seaman's honest wife -- Epilogue: John and Anne Donne and the culture of business

Extended title: Separation scenes : domestic drama in early modern England / Ann C. Christensen

Domestic drama, English English drama Domestic relations in literature Spouses in literature Businessmen in literature Travel in literature

author: Christensen, Ann C., 1962-