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OverviewAs voyeuristic and prurient as today's tabloid newspapers, early modern crime pamphlets and broadside ballads about women murderers tell of furtive love affairs and domestic poisonings, of battered wives who kill their abusive husbands, and of troubled mothers who murder their children. On first acquaintance, many pamphlets leave an impression of shallow sensationalism yoked to idealised repentance, and for that reason modern critics and historians have often discounted their importance as culturally significant artifacts. This volume presents a selection of over forty texts and is intended to encourage a reconsideration of these views. In his Introductory Note to the volume, Randall Martin discusses the narrative content and social commentary of these ballads, pamphlets and trial reports, and the contribution that they make to the discursive construction of the early modern female murderer through their representational strategies and evolving legal and gender contexts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Randall Martin , Randall Martin , Professor Patrick Cullen , Ms. Anne Lake PrescottPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Volume: III Weight: 1.610kg ISBN: 9780754631156ISBN 10: 075463115 Pages: 632 Publication Date: 22 September 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRandall Martin is at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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