The self-fashioning of an early modern Englishwoman
Subtitle: Mary Carleton's lives
By: Mary Jo Kietzman.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Carleton, Mary, 1642?-1673 -- In literature.; Carleton, Mary, 1642?-1673.; English prose literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Executions and executioners -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Impostors and imposture -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 17th century.; Executions and executioners in literature.; Impostors and imposture in literature.; Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Description: "From her indictment for bigamy in 1663, to her death by hanging at Tyburn a decade later, Mary Carleton captured the imagination of the English people. Mary Jo Kietzman's study of what she terms the 'self-serialization' of this actress, author, and criminal/heroine seeks to understand Carleton's popularity and her significance to a public that was obviously fascinated by her."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-328) and index.