Rhetoric, Women and Politics in Early Modern England

by Jennifer Richards

Book Overview

Rhetoric has long been a powerful and pervasive force in political and cultural life, yet in the early modern period, rhetorical training was generally reserved as a masculine privilege. This volume argues, however, that women found a variety of ways to represent their interests persuasively, and that by looking more closely at the importance of rhetoric for early modern women, and their representation within rhetorical culture, we also gain a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415385261
• ISBN13: 9780415385268
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"