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| Artikel-Nr.: 5667A-9783030826086 Herst.-Nr.: 9783030826086 EAN/GTIN: 9783030826086 |
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![](/p.gif) | 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, as a legal source. By examining the context of its publication, this book suggests that the treatise is unreliable and can mislead the unwary. Weitere Informationen: ![](/p.gif) | ![](/p.gif) | Author: | Helen Barker | Verlag: | Springer International Publishing | Sprache: | eng |
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![](/p.gif) | Weitere Suchbegriffe: The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights; Legal Practice; rape law; Legal Theory; Early Modern history, The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, legal practice, rape law, legal theory, early modern history |
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