Violence, Politics, and Gender in Early Modern England Book

Introduction Carole Levin Levin, Carole Joseph P. Ward Ward, Joseph P. 1

Pt. I Venerable Patriarchs/Vulnerable Patriarchs

1 Apprentice Riots in Early Modern London Paul S. Seaver Seaver, Paul S. 17

2 "But She Woulde Not Consent": Women's Narratives of Sexual Assault and Compulsion in Early Modern London Cristine M. Varholy Varholy, Cristine M. 41

3 "Writing Rape, Raping Rites": Shakespeare's and Middleton's Lucrece Poems Celia R. Daileader Daileader, Celia R. 67

4 Eve as Thanatrix: Sabbatarianism and the Republican Politics of Death and Resurrection in Lucy Hutchinson's Order and Disorder Katharine Gillespie Gillespie, Katharine 91

Pt. II Gender and State Violence

5 Women, Religious Dissent, and Urban Authority in Early Reformation Norwich Muriel C. McClendon McClendon, Muriel C. 125

6 Power of the County: Sheriffs and Violence in Early Modern England Myron C. Noonkester Noonkester, Myron C. 147

7 Executing the Body Politic: Inscribing State Violence onto Aphra Belin's Oroonoko Shannon Miller Miller, Shannon 173

8 London's Bridewell:Violence, Prostitution, and Questions of Evidence Melissa Mowry Mowry, Melissa 207

9 "I Will Forgive You if the World Will": Wife Murder and Limits on Patriarchal Violence in London, 1690-1750 Jennine Hurl-Eamon Hurl-Eamon, Jennine 223

Afterword Frances E. Dolan Dolan, Frances E. 249

Index 255