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| Other authors / contributors: | Fischer, Susan L., editor.
De Armas, Frederick A., 1945- editor.
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| ISBN: | 9781644530153
1644530155
9781644530160
1644530163
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| Notes: | "Includes articles by fourteen outstanding scholars who examine works by or about exceptional early modern Spanish women from diverse walks of life--from queens to poets, from actors to saints. Divided into four parts, these essays demonstrate how these women asserted their agency in the household, in the convent, on the stage, or at their writing desks"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Summary: | Although scholars often depict early modern Spanish women as victims, history and fiction of the period are filled with examples of women who defended their God-given right to make their own decisions and to define their own identities. The essays in 'Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain' examine many such examples, demonstrating how women battled the status quo, defended certain causes, challenged authority, and broke barriers. Such women did not necessarily engage in masculine pursuits, but often used cultural production and engaged in social subversion to exercise resistance in the home, in the convent, on stage, or at their writing desks.
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