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Online veröffentlicht: 21. Feb. 2013
Seitenbereich: 303 - 320
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0028-5
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The paper discusses the ironic manner in which gender relations are often tackled in the early modern English romance, from Shakespeare’s comedies to Sidney’s pastorals or Lady Mary Wroth’s poetry. Strong female characters, effeminate males and the subversive, often ambiguous, manner in which the theme of love is approached in 16th- and 17th - century English literature are some of the aspects to be discussed.