Jean R. Brink
Rivall Friendship, by Bridget Manningham
Rivall Friendship, by Bridget Manningham
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The manuscript for Rivall Friendship was first acquired by the Newberry Library in 1937, and scholar Jean R. Brink suggests that the author was a woman, likely Bridget Manningham, the older sister of Thomas Manningham and the granddaughter of John Manningham. The romance examines proto-feminist issues and is accessible to modern readers.
\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 672 pages
\n Publication date: 05 November 2021
\n Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US
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The manuscript for Rivall Friendship, a seventeenth-century romance, was first acquired by the Newberry Library in 1937. At the time of the acquisition, the author of the text remained anonymous. However, scholar Jean R. Brink has recently proposed that the author was likely a woman, based on the dating of the manuscript and her analysis of its feminist themes. Brink attributes the text to Bridget Manningham, the older sister of Thomas Manningham, a Jacobean and Caroline bishop, and the granddaughter of John Manningham, a diarist who recorded performances of Shakespeare's plays.
Rivall Friendship is a post-English Civil War romance that delves into proto-feminist issues, such as patriarchal dominance in the family and marriage. Manningham is meticulous in her approach to maintaining historical and geographical verisimilitude, and unlike more fantastical romances of the period that feature monsters, giants, and magic, this text strives for a level of probability in its historical and geographical details. The text of Rivall Friendship is accessible to most modern readers, particularly students and scholars accustomed to working with seventeenth-century texts.
In conclusion, Rivall Friendship is a significant work of seventeenth-century literature that offers valuable insights into the social and political climate of its time. The manuscript's acquisition by the Newberry Library in 1937 and the subsequent scholarly analysis by Jean R. Brink have shed light on the identity of the author and her feminist themes, contributing to our understanding of this important text.
\n Weight: 594g\n
Dimension: 154 x 231 x 31 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780866986335\n \n
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