Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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Start: Topical Index: Representations: Literary Texts: 17th Century:

Representations: Literary Texts:
WILLIAM ROWLEY

G e n e r a l   I n f o r m a t i o n

»William Rowley (c. 1585 – February 1626) was an English Jacobean dramatist, best known for works written in collaboration with more successful writers. His date of birth is estimated to have been c. 1585; he was buried on 11 February 1626 in the graveyard of St James's, Clerkenwell in north London. (An unambiguous record of Rowley's death was discovered in 1928, but some authorities persist in listing his year of death as 1642.)« (Extract from: Wikipedia)


All's Lost by Lust

I n f o r m a t i o n

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K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 17th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Bamford, Karen. Sexual Violence on the Jacobean Stage. Basingstoke 2000.

[Info] Nicol, David. »‘My little what shall I call thee’. Reinventing the rape tragedy in William Rowley’s All’s Lost by Lust.« Medieval and Renaissance drama in England 19 (2006): 175-193.

[Info] Templin, Lisa M. "I'le Tell My Sorrowes Unto Heaven, My Curse to Hell": Cursing Women in Early Modern Drama. M.A. Thesis, University of Ottawa, 2014.

II. Speaker Index

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The Changeling (With Thomas Middleton)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Changeling is a Jacobean tragedy written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. Widely regarded as being among the best tragedies of the English Renaissance, the play has accumulated a large amount of critical commentary.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 17th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape | Representations: Literary Texts: Thomas Middleton


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Atwood, Emma K. »The Obscene ob skene: Offstage Sexual Violence in Early Modern Drama.« Echoes of Violence on the Early Modern English Stage and Beyond. Edited by Samantha Dressel et al. London 2026: 55-76.

[Info] Burks, Deborah G. »"I’ll want my will else". The Changeling and women’s complicity with their rapists.« ELH 62 (1995): 759-790.

[Info] Burks, Deborah G. »"I’ll want my will else". The Changeling and women’s complicity with their rapists.« Revenge tragedy. Edited by Stevie Simkins. London 2001: 163-189.

[Info] Dolan, Frances E. »Re-reading Rape in The ChangelingJournal for Early Modern Cultural Studies 11 (2011): 4-29.

[Info] Fernández Soto, Alba. “Tis a Shame to Live”: The Loss of Feminine Virtue and “la Honra” in the Stage Plays of the Golden Age in England and Spain. Trabajo Fin de Máster, Universidad de Valladolid, 2025.

[Info] Haber, Judith. »"I(t) could not choose but follow": Erotic Logic in The ChangelingRepresentations No. 81 (2003): 79-98.

[Info] Macomber, Lynnette. Sexual Iconoclasm in Early Modern Drama. Honors Thesis, University of New Hampshire, 2013.

[Info] Piraino, Annaliese B. »Rape, Possession and the Law in Thomas Middleton's and The ChangelingExcursions 4 (2013).

[Info] Simkin, Stevie. Early modern tragedy and the cinema of violence. Basingstoke 2006.

[Info] Solga, Kim. Invisible Acts: Performing Violence Against Women in Early Modern and Contemporary Drama in English. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Toronto, 2004.

[Info] Solga, Kim. Invisible acts. Witnessing violence against women in early modern performance. Basingstoke 2009.

[Info] Stahl, Amy L. Blasting binaries and humanizing humans. Thomas Middleton’s feminism. M.A. Thesis, Florida State University, 2007.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Burks, Deborah G. »The Changeling and Jacobean Rape Law.« Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies Conference. Rochester 1994.

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The Spanish Gypsy (With Thomas Middleton)

I n f o r m a t i o n

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K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 17th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape | Representations: Literary Texts: Thomas Middleton


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Bamford, Karen. Sexual Violence on the Jacobean Stage. Basingstoke 2000.

[Info] Bamford, Karen. »Rape and Redemption in The Spanish GypsyWomen, Violence, and English Renaissance Literature: Essays Honoring Paul Jorgensen. Edited by Linda Woodbridge et al. Tempe 2003: 29-49.

II. Speaker Index

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