{"product_id":"reading-gender-and-identity-in-hannah-jeans-9781915249401","title":"Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh and complex analysis of the identity of the woman reader in seventeenth-century England.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This ambitious and interdisciplinary book redraws the history of early modern Englishwomen's reading, exploring the connections between gender, reading habits, and genre throughout the seventeenth century. \u003ci\u003eReading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England\u003c\/i\u003e challenges accepted historiographical narratives about reading that have privileged male experience and the impact of the Civil War; the book highlights the multiplicity and complexity of women's reading practices, focusing on how women used reading in constructing their gender identity. Reading was a gendered act in the early modern period; across genres, women were depicted negotiating a range of gendered behavioral norms. From religious texts, romances, and cookbooks, to news, household records, and scientific and medical treatises, Jeans draws on archival sources across a wide range of writing types to offer a more complete picture of women's reading experiences, ultimately questioning the accepted notion of the woman reader itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Jeans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915249406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915249401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of London Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Hannah Jeans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526444208383,"sku":"9781915249401","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0b948a6-acdb-4a0d-a2d3-398130b45329.jpg?v=1737556203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-gender-and-identity-in-hannah-jeans-9781915249401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}