{"product_id":"the-usurers-daughter-9780415162616","title":"The Usurers Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a bold and brilliantly persuasive series of moves, Lorna Hutson draws upon new historicist and feminist theories to examine closely Renaissance literature and the cultural impact of the humanist project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Usurer's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e * provides startling new readings of Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e * takes an entirely new approach to classical scholarship\u003cbr\u003e * focuses attention on the central importance of the history of the representation of women\u003cbr\u003e * illuminates how social relations between men were textualised during the early modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e`A major work of impressive scholarship that many people will find of value.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSixteenth Century Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION The signs of friendship Part I Mental husbandry 1 THE HOUSEWIFE AND THE HUMANISTS 2 ECONOMIES OF FRIENDSHIP The textuality of amicitial Part II Anxieties of textual access 3 FROM ERRANT KNIGHT TO PRUDENT CAPTAIN Masculinity and ‘romantic’ fiction 4 USURERS’ DAUGHTERS AND PRODIGAL SONS The gendered plot of authorship in the 1570s Part III The theatre of clandestine marriage 5 HOUSEHOLD STUFF 6 WHY DO SHAKESPEARE’S WOMEN HAVE ‘CHARACTERS’? Shylock: Why this usurer has a daughter","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018112762199,"sku":"9780415162616","price":27.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415162616.jpg?v=1750775671","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-usurers-daughter-9780415162616","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}