Download or read book Early Modern Women in Conversation written by K. Larson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 16th and 17th century England conversation was an embodied act that held the capacity to negotiate, manipulate and transform social relationships. Early Modern Women in Conversation illuminates the extent to which gender shaped conversational interaction and demonstrates the significance of conversation as a rhetorical practice for women.