Rape in early modern England : law, history and criticism / Helen Barker.
Barker, Helen (Helen Margaret), author.
2021
KD7976.R3 B37 2021
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Title Rape in early modern England : law, history and criticism / Helen Barker.
Author Barker, Helen (Helen Margaret), author.
ISBN 9783030826093 (electronic bk.)
3030826090 (electronic bk.)
3030826082
9783030826086
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82609-3
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-82609-3 doi
Call Number KD7976.R3 B37 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 345.42025320903
Summary "This book is intended for those in the humanities seeking a legal context for writing about rape in early modern England. It takes the premise that over the past four decades misunderstandings about rape law, and misreadings of rape statutes from medieval to Elizabethan times, have become widely cited in criticism. Helen Barker identifies how this has arisen, and discusses the main sources of confusion including indissoluble issues around the word "ravishment". Rape law historically encompassed elopement and abduction; this book offers a succinct overview of the law, and draws attention to the wider social context other than gender opposition in which it is often presented. In addition, critics have been tempted to rely on the ostensibly authoritative seventeenth-century treatise, The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, as a legal source. By examining the context of its publication, this book suggests that the treatise is unreliable and can mislead the unwary"-- Provided by the publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 2, 2022).
Series Palgrave pivot.
Available in Other Form Rape in early modern England.
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Critical Context and History
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The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights.

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