Edith Snook: 2 books

Book cover of Women, Reading, and the Cultural Politics of Early Modern England
by Edith Snook
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017

A study of the representation of reading in early modern Englishwomen's writing, this book exists at the intersection of textual criticism and cultural history. It looks at depictions of reading in women's printed devotional works, maternal advice books, poetry, and fiction, as well as manuscripts,...
Book cover of Women, Beauty and Power in Early Modern England
by Edith Snook
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011

Divided into three sections on cosmetics, clothes and hairstyling, this book explores how early modern women regarded beauty culture and in what ways skin, clothes and hair could be used to represent racial, class and gender identities, and to convey political, religious and philosophical ideals.
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