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“I Reed a Hard Readinge a whill”: Reconstructing the Reading of Lady Margaret Hoby

“I Reed a Hard Readinge a whill”: Reconstructing the Reading of Lady Margaret Hoby ANQ: A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF SHORT ARTICLES, NOTES AND REVIEWS https://doi.org/10.1080/0895769X.2023.2209613 “I Reed a Hard Readinge a whill”: Reconstructing the Reading of Lady Margaret Hoby Youngjin Chung Ewha Womans University Introduction The title-page of The English Gentlewoman (1631) features illustrations of a gentlewoman’s daily duties labeled with the virtues these duties were designed to inculcate (Figure 1). Eight vignettes give us a glimpse of the ideal gentlewoman’s discretion, manners, and responsibilities as a mother, a mistress of the household, and a member of local community. Most notable is the centerpiece that depicts her standing with a book in her left hand. The ribbons that hold the book shut are untied, and her finger is placed inside the book, indicating that she is engaged with reading. Given the layout, the centerpiece suggests that her reading is central to and gives integrity to her daily life, interweaving the diverse surrounding virtues and qualities her society expects her to display in all her activities every day. Simultaneously, it implies that early modern women were active readers, and that society promoted or even praised female readership. The untied book in the centerpiece calls attention to itself because it is untitled and thus invites http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews Taylor & Francis

“I Reed a Hard Readinge a whill”: Reconstructing the Reading of Lady Margaret Hoby

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1940-3364
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10.1080/0895769X.2023.2209613
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ANQ: A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF SHORT ARTICLES, NOTES AND REVIEWS https://doi.org/10.1080/0895769X.2023.2209613 “I Reed a Hard Readinge a whill”: Reconstructing the Reading of Lady Margaret Hoby Youngjin Chung Ewha Womans University Introduction The title-page of The English Gentlewoman (1631) features illustrations of a gentlewoman’s daily duties labeled with the virtues these duties were designed to inculcate (Figure 1). Eight vignettes give us a glimpse of the ideal gentlewoman’s discretion, manners, and responsibilities as a mother, a mistress of the household, and a member of local community. Most notable is the centerpiece that depicts her standing with a book in her left hand. The ribbons that hold the book shut are untied, and her finger is placed inside the book, indicating that she is engaged with reading. Given the layout, the centerpiece suggests that her reading is central to and gives integrity to her daily life, interweaving the diverse surrounding virtues and qualities her society expects her to display in all her activities every day. Simultaneously, it implies that early modern women were active readers, and that society promoted or even praised female readership. The untied book in the centerpiece calls attention to itself because it is untitled and thus invites

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ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and ReviewsTaylor & Francis

Published: May 29, 2023

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