Colin B Atkinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5407605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colin B Atkinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colin B |
| FAMILY NAME | Atkinson |
| SIGNATURE | ATKINSON C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Windsor |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Identity and Life of Thomas Bentley, Compiler of The Monument of Matrones (1582)
Thomas Bentley, Colin B. Atkinson, Jo B. Atkinson, The Identity and Life of Thomas Bentley, Compiler of The Monument of Matrones (1582), The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Summer, 2000), pp. 323-348
Anne Wheathill's A Handfull of Holesome (though Homelie) Hearbs (1584)
Although nothing is known of Anne Wheathill, her prayer book was published by a major printer of devotional books, and its contents suggest she was a Calvinist-leaning member of the Church of England. As a woman she was expected to be silent and subordinate, and, lacking aristocratic status, she had only her preface and the arrangement of her prayers by which to establish authority. In her preface she argues that her zeal and chastity compensate …
Changing Attitudes to Death
In 1839, a new parlour song, "Near the Lake Where Droop'd the Willow,"1 became an immense success. Sung in homes and public concerts all over America, it long remained a favourite,2 and for the next twenty years the subject—that of a young man forever mourning his dead sweetheart—was the inspiration for numerous songs. Like all popular songs, "Near the Lake Where Droop'd the Willow" is incomplete without its lovely music to heighten its emotional…
Subordinating Women
In Chaste, Silent and Obedient, Suzanne Hull lists 163 English books written for women (by both sexes) published between 1475 and 1640. Of the eighteen books she classifies as devotional, the second (chronologically) is Thomas Bentley's The Monument of Matrones (1582), an immense book-over 1500 quarto pages-containing prayers and meditations for a variety of occasions, extracts from the Bible, and brief lives of biblical and other model women. Hu…
"These Griping Greefes and Pinching Pangs"
Colin B. Atkinson, William P. Stoneman, "These Griping Greefes and Pinching Pangs": Attitudes to Childbirth in Thomas Bentley's The Monument of Matrones (1582), The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 193-203
Changing Attitudes to Death
In 1839, a new parlour song, "Near the Lake Where Droop'd the Willow,"1 became an immense success. Sung in homes and public concerts all over America, it long remained a favourite,2 and for the next twenty years the subject—that of a young man forever mourning his dead sweetheart—was the inspiration for numerous songs. Like all popular songs, "Near the Lake Where Droop'd the Willow" is incomplete without its lovely music to heighten its emotional…
"These Griping Greefes and Pinching Pangs"
Colin B. Atkinson, William P. Stoneman, "These Griping Greefes and Pinching Pangs": Attitudes to Childbirth in Thomas Bentley's The Monument of Matrones (1582), The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 193-203
Subordinating Women
In Chaste, Silent and Obedient, Suzanne Hull lists 163 English books written for women (by both sexes) published between 1475 and 1640. Of the eighteen books she classifies as devotional, the second (chronologically) is Thomas Bentley's The Monument of Matrones (1582), an immense book-over 1500 quarto pages-containing prayers and meditations for a variety of occasions, extracts from the Bible, and brief lives of biblical and other model women. Hu…
Changing Attitudes to Death
In 1839, a new parlour song, "Near the Lake Where Droop'd the Willow,"1 became an immense success. Sung in homes and public concerts all over America, it long remained a favourite,2 and for the next twenty years the subject—that of a young man forever mourning his dead sweetheart—was the inspiration for numerous songs. Like all popular songs, "Near the Lake Where Droop'd the Willow" is incomplete without its lovely music to heighten its emotional…
Anne Wheathill's A Handfull of Holesome (though Homelie) Hearbs (1584)
Although nothing is known of Anne Wheathill, her prayer book was published by a major printer of devotional books, and its contents suggest she was a Calvinist-leaning member of the Church of England. As a woman she was expected to be silent and subordinate, and, lacking aristocratic status, she had only her preface and the arrangement of her prayers by which to establish authority. In her preface she argues that her zeal and chastity compensate …
The Identity and Life of Thomas Bentley, Compiler of The Monument of Matrones (1582)
Thomas Bentley, Colin B. Atkinson, Jo B. Atkinson, The Identity and Life of Thomas Bentley, Compiler of The Monument of Matrones (1582), The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Summer, 2000), pp. 323-348
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