The Mother's Legacy in Early Modern England

By Jennifer Louise Heller

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Using printed and manuscript texts composed between 1575 and 1672, Jennifer Heller defines the genre of the mother's legacy as a distinct branch of the advice tradition in early modern England that takes the form of a dying mother's pious counsel to her children.

Book Details

Country: US
Published: 2011-01-01
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Author(s):Jennifer Louise Heller
Language: English
Pages: 234
Categories:Literary Criticism / Women Authors Art / Subjects & Themes / Religious Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism
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