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Rape in early modern Englandlaw, his...

Barker, Helen.

Rape in early modern Englandlaw, history and criticism /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Rape in early modern Englandby Helen Barker.
Reminder of title:	law, history and criticism /
Author:	Barker, Helen.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021.
Description:	xiii, 128 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	RapeLaw and legislation16th century.England
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82609-3
ISBN:	9783030826093$q(electronic bk.)

Rape in early modern Englandlaw, history and criticism /
Barker, Helen.

Rape in early modern Englandlaw, history and criticism /[electronic resource] :by Helen Barker. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021. - xiii, 128 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

1. Critical Context and History -- 2. The Legal Framework -- 3. Statute Law -- 4. The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights -- 5. Conclusion.

This book is intended for those in the humanities seeking a legal context for writing about rape in early modern England. It takes the premise that over the past four decades misunderstandings about rape law, and misreadings of rape statutes from medieval to Elizabethan times, have become widely cited in criticism. Helen Barker identifies how this has arisen, and discusses the main sources of confusion - including indissoluble issues around the word 'ravishment'. Rape law historically encompassed elopement and abduction; this book offers a succinct overview of the law, and draws attention to the wider social context other than gender opposition in which it is often presented. In addition, critics have been tempted to rely on the ostensibly authoritative seventeenth-century treatise, The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, as a legal source. By examining the context of its publication, this book suggests that the treatise is unreliable and can mislead the unwary. Helen Barker gained her PhD having studied at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK.

ISBN: 9783030826093$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-82609-3doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

908801
Rape
--Law and legislation--England--16th century.

LC Class. No.: KD7976.R3 / B37 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 345.42025320903

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