Christensen, Ann C., 1962-

Separation scenes : domestic drama in early modern England / Ann C. Christensen. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - Early modern cultural studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: absent husbands and unpartnered wives in early modern England -- Housekeeping and forlorn travel in Arden of Faversham -- The doorstep and the exchange in A warning for fair women -- One man's calling in A woman killed with kindness -- Women, work, and windows in Women beware women -- The East India Company and the domestic economy in The launching of the Mary, or The seaman's honest wife -- Epilogue: John and Anne Donne and the culture of business.



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Domestic drama, English--History and criticism.
English drama--History and criticism.--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
Domestic relations in literature.
Spouses in literature.
Businessmen in literature.
Travel in literature.


Electronic Books.

PR678 / .S473 2017