Justice, Women, and Power in English Renaissance Drama is a collection of essays that explores the relationship of gender and justice as represented in English Renaissance drama. Many of the essays are concerned with interrogating the ways that women relied upon and/or reacted to the legal (and overarching political) systems in early modern England. Other essays examine issues involving the role of narrative, evidence, and gendered expectations about justice in the plays of this time period. An implicit concern of these essays is whether women were empowered or disempowered in this interaction with the legal/political system.

About the Author
Andrew Majeske is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) in New York City, where he teaches literature and law, Shakespeare, and Renaissance and classical literature. Emily Detmer-Goebel is an associate professor of English at Northern Kentucky University, where she teaches courses on Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, early modern women writers, and composition.


Book Information
ISBN 9781611473834
Author Andrew Majeske
Format Hardback
Page Count 193
Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Publisher Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Weight(grams) 426g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 167mm * 16mm