Women, Beauty and Power in Early Modern England A Feminist Literary

Divided into three sections on cosmetics, clothes and hairstyling, this book explores how early modern women regarded beauty culture and in what ways skin, clothes and hair could be used to represent racial, class and gender identities, and to convey

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Women, Beauty and Power in Early Modern England

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WOMEN, READING AND THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF EARLY MODERN ENGLAND

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Women, Beauty and Power in Early Modern England Edith Snook

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A Feminist Literary History

© Edith Snook 2011 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–0–230–28285–8

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This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Snook, Edith. Women, beauty and power in early modern England : a feminist literary history / Edith Snook. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978–0–230–28285–8 (hardback) 1. English literature—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism. 2. English literature—Women authors—History and criticism. 3. Beauty, Personal, in literature. 4. Women in literature. 5. Women—England—Intellectual life. I. Title. PR113.S567 2011 820.9'928709031—dc22 2011002012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham and Eastbourne

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