Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare's World
Book • 2021
Caroline Bicks investigates historical and literary understandings of girls' cognitive development and adolescence in early modern England, using Shakespeare's plays as central texts.
She argues that contemporary and historical perceptions shaped portrayals of young female characters and their mental lives.
The work combines cognitive theory with close readings of plays to trace how girlhood was constructed and represented.
Bicks situates literary examples within broader cultural practices, showing how girlhood intersected with education, labor, and social expectations.
The book contributes to scholarship on early modern cognition, gender, and childhood studies.
She argues that contemporary and historical perceptions shaped portrayals of young female characters and their mental lives.
The work combines cognitive theory with close readings of plays to trace how girlhood was constructed and represented.
Bicks situates literary examples within broader cultural practices, showing how girlhood intersected with education, labor, and social expectations.
The book contributes to scholarship on early modern cognition, gender, and childhood studies.
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