Explores the importance of heterosexual masculine identity in Renaissance literature and culture.

Amussen's vivid account of family and village life in England from the reign of Elizabeth I to the accession of the Hanoverian monarchies describes the domestic

This path-breaking study explores the diverse and varied meanings of manhood in early modern England and their complex, and often contested, relationship with p

An extended study of gender and crime in early modern England. It considers the ways in which criminal behaviour and perceptions of criminality were informed by

The most comprehensive collection of essays on Renaissance poetry on the market Covering the period 1520–1680, A Companion to Renaissance Poetry offers 46 ess