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Women, Murder, and Equity in Early Modern England
By Randall Martin
Published October 10th 2012 by Routledge – 300 pages
Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture
Description
This book presents the first comprehensive study of over 120 printed news reports of murders and infanticides committed by early modern women. It offers an interdisciplinary analysis of female homicide in post-Reformation news formats ranging from ballads to newspapers. Individual cases are illuminated in relation to changing legal, religious, and political contexts, as well as the dynamic growth of commercial crime-news and readership.
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Equity and self-defense in female homicide news
3 Confession, conversion, and tactical resistance
4 Women and Poison
5 Changing representations of infanticide and child murder
6 Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Author Bio
Randall Martin is Professor of English at the University of New Brunswick.
Name: Women, Murder, and Equity in Early Modern England (Paperback) – Routledge
Description: By Randall Martin. This book presents the first comprehensive study of over 120 printed news reports of murders and infanticides committed by early modern women. It offers an interdisciplinary analysis of female homicide in post-Reformation news formats ranging from...
Categories: Gender, Literature & Culture, Literature & Gender Studies, Literary/Critical Theory, Literary History