Fairies, fractious women, and the old faith
Subtitle: fairy lore in early modern British drama and culture
By: Regina Buccola.
Series: The Apple-Zimmerman series in early modern culture
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Selinsgrove; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781575911038
Subjects: English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism.; Fairies in literature.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.; Fairy plays -- History and criticism.; Mythology, Celtic, in literature.; Women healers in literature.; Witchcraft in literature.; Catholics in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "The story shall be changed" : the fairy feminism of A midsummer night's dream; title: "Ferry honest knaueries" in The merry wives of Windsor; title: The fairy queen : fairyland meets the fifth monarchy in Ben Jonson's The alchemist; title: "Change you, madam" : social role transgressions and gender transformations in Cymbeline; title: The fairy defense.