Merrill, Lisa. When Romeo Was a Woman. University of Michigan Press, 1999.
Lisa Merrill
Standard Name: Merrill, Lisa
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Setting | Matilda Hays | The setting and dates of the novel draw substantially on the relationship between Hays and Cushman
. As Lisa Merrill
notes, the very streets on which they lived in Rome . . . are described... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Matilda Hays | Cushman had spent a week elsewhere with Emma Stebbins
the previous month. MHthreatened to bring a suit against her for damages resulting from a broken literary career—she alleged she had sacrificed a certain position... |
| Cultural formation | Matilda Hays | MH
wore unconventional clothes, a half cross-dressing likely inspired by George Sand
, which attracted frequent comment. She dressed like a man from the waist up, wearing tight, lapeled bodices, handsome waistcoats, and elegant bow... |
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