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In early modern Europe , reading and writing were seen as separate skills : " Some people , we have no way to discover how many , could have been able to read without knowing how to write or even sign their names .
In early modern Europe , reading and writing were seen as separate skills : " Some people , we have no way to discover how many , could have been able to read without knowing how to write or even sign their names .
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Jack Cade identifies writing as the power that authorizes and perpetuates social injustices . He sees all writing as oppressive for it confirms traditions and confers privileges from which the illiterate are by definition excluded .
Jack Cade identifies writing as the power that authorizes and perpetuates social injustices . He sees all writing as oppressive for it confirms traditions and confers privileges from which the illiterate are by definition excluded .
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As she replaces one identity with another , Margaret understands the power and permanence of writing . She wants to print her kisses on the body of Suffolk : “ O could this kiss be printed in thy hand ” ( III.ii.109 ) .
As she replaces one identity with another , Margaret understands the power and permanence of writing . She wants to print her kisses on the body of Suffolk : “ O could this kiss be printed in thy hand ” ( III.ii.109 ) .
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Geraldo U de Sousa The Peasants Revolt and the Writing of History in 2 Henry | 105 |
Martha A Kurtz Rethinking Gender and Genre in the History Play | 122 |
Steve Longstaffe The Limits of Modernity in Shakespeares King John | 132 |
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| Title | Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 37 Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Laurie Lanzen Harris |
| Contributor | Gale Research Company |
| Publisher | Gale Research Company, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0787611352, 9780787611354 |
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