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Women, Murder, and Equity in Early Modern England

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Published: 26th June 2012
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This book presents the first comprehensive study of over 120 printed news reports of murders and infanticides committed by early modern women. It offers an interdisciplinary analysis of female homicide in post-Reformation news formats ranging from ballads to newspapers. Individual cases are illuminated in relation to changing legal, religious, and political contexts, as well as the dynamic growth of commercial crime-news and readership.

1 Introduction 2 Equity and self-defense in female homicide news 3 Confession, conversion, and tactical resistance 4 Women and Poison 5 Changing representations of infanticide and child murder 6 Conclusion Notes Bibliography

ISBN: 9780415542562
ISBN-10: 0415542561
Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 300
Published: 26th June 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2
Weight (kg): 0.431