Gender, Authority, and Control: Male Invective and the Restriction of Female Ambition in Early Modern Scotland and England, 1583–1616
Sixteenth-century discourse is filled with criticisms about the ambition of women and the proletariat. This article explores the connection between gender, ambition, authority, reputation, and the language of condemnation at the Jacobean court. It argues that the prevailing rhetoric vilifying female...
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| Language: | English |
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Scottish Studies Foundation
2020-01-01
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| Series: | International Review of Scottish Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/5901 |