The Aesthetics of Service in Early Modern England

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The Aesthetics of Service in Early Modern England The Aesthetics of Service in Early Modern England • Elizabeth Rivlin northwestern university press evanston, illinois Northwestern University Press www.nupress.northwestern.edu Copyright © 2012 by Northwestern University Press. Published 2012. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rivlin, Elizabeth J., 1971– The aesthetics of service in Early Modern England / Elizabeth Rivlin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8101-2781-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. English literature—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism. 2. Master and servant in literature. 3. Household employees in literature. I. Title. PR428.M375R58 2012 820.9'352624—dc23 2011028658 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ...