Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index.
Contents
"Those whom God hath joined together" : bondage metaphors and marital advice in early modern England -- "To have and to hold" : arranged marriage, rank, and bondage in Mary Wroth's Urania -- "Holy knots" : marriage and tyranny in The taming of the shrew and The maid's tragedy -- "Thy servant and thy handmaid" : mutilation and the politics of consent in Titus Andronicus and The Duchess of Malfi -- "Mutual society" : marital equity and gynecocracy in Othello and The tempest -- Conclusion : can this marriage be saved.
