Shakespeare's Domestic Economies: Gender and Property in Early Modern England

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Shakespeare's Domestic Economies This page intentionally left blank Shakespeare's Domestic Economies Gender and Property in Early Modern England Natasha Korda PENN University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyright © 2002 University of Pennsylvania Press All rightsreserved Printed in the United States of America on add-free paper 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Korda, Natasha. Shakespeare's domestic economies :gender and property in early modern England I Natasha Korda. p. cm. Contents: Housekeeping and household stuff—Household Kates : domesticating commodities in The taming of the shrew—Judicious oeillades : supervising marital property in The merry wives of Windsor—The tragedy of the handkerchief: female paraphernalia and the properties of jealousy of Othello—Isabella's rule : singlewomen and the properties of poverty in Measure for measure. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-3663-7 (alk. paper) i. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616—Views on sex role. 2. Shakespeare, William, 1564—1616—Characters—Women. 3. Shakespeare, William, 1564—1616—Views on property. 4. House furnishings in literature. 5. Housekeeping in literature. 6. Property in literature. 7. Sex role in literature. 8. Women in literature. I. Title. PR3069.S45 K6j 2002 822.3*3—dc2i 2002019425 For Reva Korda This page intentionally left blank ...