Voyage Drama and Gender Politics, 1589-1642: Real and Imagined Worlds
- ISBN-10
- 0719054516
- ISBN-13
- 9780719054518
- Category
- Allegory
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Author
- Claire Jowitt
Description
This study explores the use of allegory in renaissance travel drama and further develops our understanding of the allegorical nature of colonial discourse by focusing on the negotiations between gender and monarchy in "geographic" drama.
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