{"product_id":"widows-and-suitors-in-early-modern-english-comedy-0521036623","title":"Widows and Suitors in Early Modern English Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521036623\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panek, Jennifer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine this staple of comic theatre in its cultural context. She persuasively challenges the stereotype of the lusty widow as a tactic to dissuade women from second marriages, arguing instead that it was deployed to enable her suitors to regain their masculinity, under threat from the dominant, wealthier widow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939080077600,"sku":"NEW0521036623","price":63.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/widows-and-suitors-in-early-modern-english-comedy-0521036623","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}