Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-262) and index.
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 in Othello -- Isabella's rule: singlewomen and the properties of poverty in Measure for measure.