Title: Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England
Description: Though the gender-coded soul-body dynamic lies at the root of many negative and disempowering depictions of women, Johnson argues that it also functions as an effective tool for redefining gender expectations. Through its thorough and nuanced readings, this study redefines one of the period's most pervasive analogies for conceptualizing women and their relations to men as more complex and shifting than criticism has previously assumed.
Subjects: English drama, history and criticism, early modern and elizabethan, 1500-1600, English drama, history and criticism, 17th century, Women in literature, Women and literature, English drama, History and criticism, History, Théâtre anglais, Histoire et critique, Femmes dans la littérature, Femmes et littérature, Histoire, DRAMA, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Early modern and Elizabethan