The Bachelor's BanquetFaith Gildenhuys "First published anonymously in 1603, these 15 sprightly, controversial, and amusing tales about the woes and tribulations of marriage are medieval in origin but modern in spirit, stylized but realistic, and brimming with middle-class Elizabethan life. The humorous accounts of the craft and ploys used by wives to keep husbands in a state of despairing subjugation became a bestseller. This edition includes a critical and historical introduction and a bibliography, as well as commentary and textual notes." |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
THE HUMOR OF A YOUNG WIFE NEW | 47 |
THE HUMOR OF A WOMAN LYING IN | 61 |
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