Colonial women race and culture in Stuart drama /

Colonial women race and culture in Stuart drama /

Analyzing the plays of Shakespeare, Fletcher, Davenant, Dryden, Behn and other playwrights, Heidi Hutner argues that in drama, as in historical accounts, the symbol of the native woman is used to justify the English commodification and exploitation of the New World and its native inhabitants.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hutner, Heidi.
Format: Electronic Online Resource eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Tempest.
Behn, Aphra, > 1640-1689. > Widow ranter.
English drama > 17th century > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
English drama > Restoration, 1660-1700 > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Great Britain > Colonies.
Land tenure in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Culture in literature.
Women in literature.
Race in literature.
Online Access:EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)
Ebook Central Academic Complete
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