G R Quaife

Wanton Wenches and Wayward Wives

Peasants and Illicit Sex in Early Seventeenth Century England

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1979. Combining both demographic and literary-based analyses, with analytical and anecdotal approaches to the subject, this book presents a rich source of social history. It sheds much light on prevailing village attitudes of the time while discussing cases in a particular area.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780367174316
• ISBN-10: 0367174316
• Artikelnr.: 69939221

Autorenporträt

G. R. Quaife

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Somerset and the Peasant World 2. Illicit Sex - Its Nature,
Discovery and Extent 3. The Consenting Spinster 4. Pregnancy for the Single
Woman 5. Attitudes to Adultery 6. Widows, Prostitutes and the 'Unruly
Woman' 7. A Miscellany of Sexual Practice 8. The Consequences of Illicit
Sex 9. Bastardy - Maintenance of the Child and Punishment Orders 10.
Bastardy - The Social Pattern. Conclusion. Notes and Sources. Appendix I:
Glossary - West Country Legal and Seventeenth Century Usage. Appendix II:
Maps of Somerset