Books by Mihoko Suzuki

Mihoko Suzuki sheds light on a literary tradition that seemingly holds Helen of Troy and her descendants responsible for causing epic conflicts, while it appropriates the woman's perspective as a source of insight and poetic power. "A superb study of...

A collection of writings by Elizabeth Cellier, the scandalous celebrity known as the 'Popish midwife', who was tried twice: the first time for the more serious charge of treason, and the second for libel, for publishing "Malice Defeated". These writings during 1641-1700 exhibit her determination to publish her accusations of government torture.

Mary Carleton, also known as the German Princess, was a scandalous celebrity in Restoration London. Her notoriety arose from her 1663 trial and acquittal for bigamy. This volume contains her version of her life as a 'German Princess', who married first a Canterbury shoemaker, and then a surgeon. It also includes selection of pamphlets on her.

Considering as evidence literary texts, historical documents and material culture, this study examines the entry into public political culture of women and apprentices in 17th-century England, and their use of discursive and literary forms in advancing an imaginary of political equality.