Language as the Site of Revolt in Medieval and Early Modern England: Speaking as a Woman

by M.C. Bodden

Book Overview

Despite attempts to suppress early women's speech, this study demonstrates that women were still actively engaged in cultural practices and speech strategies that were both complicit with the patriarchal ideology whilst also undermining it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349381446
• ISBN13: 9781349381449
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"