Performing Polity: Women and Agency in the Anglo-French Tradition, 1385-1620 by

Description: Performing Polity by Carolyn P. Collette Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book discusses the changing social impression of women's voices as expressed in late fourteenth-century Anglo-French texts. Together the essays that comprise this book offer evidence for three closely related arguments: that the ideology of late medieval gender roles outlined important roles for women's voice and agency; that the acceptance and the value of those roles diminished as models of polity in both church and state in England changed in the early modern period; that to see evolution merely in terms of gender roles is to miss the vital link between the status of women and the political construction of individual relationship to authority. Publisher Description Reading a variety of texts centred in the power and agency of women during the period 1385 to 1620, this book examines changing ideals of gender within the context of changing ideologies of governance and polity. Together the essays that comprise this book lay out three lines of thinking about women and polity: that the ideology of late medieval gender roles articulated in Anglo-French texts of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries outlined important roles for womens voice and agency in supporting the larger polity as well as the smaller household; that the acceptance and the value of those roles diminished as models of polity in both Church and State in England changed in the early modern period; that to see this change merely in terms of change in expectations of gender roles is to miss the vital link between the status of women and the political construction of individual relationship to authority. Woman is the site on which society delineates the degree of freedom and independence it will tolerate in the political subject. The attention directed to womens roles in the plethora of woman-centred stories, courtesy books, prayer books, sermons and tracts in the period 1385-1620 is an index to shifting alignments of power that replaced medieval models of partnership and co-operation with models of obedience. Author Biography Collette is Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College and an ExecutiveEditor of the New Chaucer Society. Details ISBN 2503518001 ISBN-13 9782503518008 Title Performing Polity Author Carolyn P. Collette Format Hardcover Year 2006 Pages 218 Publisher Brepols N.V. GE_Item_ID:136546182; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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