Cornell University Press
Better a Shrew Than a Sheep (English, Pamela Allen Brown)
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About the Book
In a study that explodes the assumption that early modern comic culture was created by men for men, Pamela Allen Brown shows that jest books, plays, and ballads represented women as laugh-getters and sought out the laughter of ordinary women. Disputing the claim that non-elite women had little access to popular culture because of their low literacy and social marginality, Brown demonstrates that women often bested all comers in the arenas of jest…
ISBN: 9780801488368
Specifications
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-13 | 9780801488368 |
| ISBN-10 | 0801488362 |
| Author | Pamela Allen Brown |
