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Cross-dressing, gender, and absolutism in the Beaumont and Fletcher plays.(Abstracts)(Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher)(Brief Article)

Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900

| March 22, 2004 | Berek, Peter | COPYRIGHT 2004 Rice University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Cross-dressing in the Beaumont and Fletcher canon marks anxieties or conflicted ideas about royal absolutism. Love's Cure, The Loyal Subject, Philaster, and The Maid's Tragedy display anxiety about the intersection of gender and authority. Tragicomic dramaturgy lends itself to the social function of embodying rather than resolving ...

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