{"product_id":"widows-and-suitors-in-early-modern-english-comedy-9780521036627","title":"Widows and Suitors in Early Modern English Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jennifer Panek\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe courtship and remarriage of a rich widow was a popular motif in early modern comic theatre. Jennifer Panek brings together a variety of texts, from ballads and jest-books to sermons and court records, to examine this staple of comic theatre in its cultural context. She persuasively challenges the stereotype of the lusty widow as a tactic to dissuade women from second marriages, arguing instead that it was deployed to enable her suitors to regain their masculinity, under threat from the dominant, wealthier widow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612670705815,"sku":"9780521036627","price":5360.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521036627.webp?v=1775079547","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/widows-and-suitors-in-early-modern-english-comedy-9780521036627","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}