Patronage, medicine, madness and eroticism. Harvey explores the discourse of power and sexuality in a fascinating range of early modern texts, and examines the use of the feminine voice by male authors.

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

`A dazzling critical tour de force, which gives a new and highly optimistic slant to feminist readings of Renaissance texts.' - Philippa Berry, Times Higher Education Supplement