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Motives of Woe: Shakespeare and Female Complaint, a Critical Anthology
Contributor(s): Kerrigan, John (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0198117701     ISBN-13: 9780198117704
Publisher: OUP Oxford
OUR PRICE: $218.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: November 1991
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Annotation: This anthology recovers a tradition of writing to which some of the greatest medieval and Renaissance poets--women as well as men--contributed. Centering on Shakespeare's neglected A Lovers Complaint, it includes "female"-voiced lyrics, chronicle poems and fictional letters by a range of
authors from Chaucer to Aphra Behn and Henry Carey. In his scholarly introduction, Kerrigan outlines the development of 'female complaint', indicates how cultural pressure shaped it, and argues that the time is ripe for a reevaluation of this literary kind. Shedding new light on Shakespeare and the
conventions of historical, pastoral and epistolary discourse, Motives of Woe will be of interest to scholars of medieval and early modern studies, as well as to general readers.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Drama | Shakespeare
Dewey: 821.008
LCCN: 90026025
Lexile Measure: 1330(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.40 lbs) 328 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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This anthology recovers a tradition of writing to which some of the greatest medieval and Renaissance poets--women as well as men--contributed. Centering on Shakespeare's neglected A Lovers Complaint, it includes female-voiced lyrics, chronicle poems and fictional letters by a range of
authors from Chaucer to Aphra Behn and Henry Carey. In his scholarly introduction, Kerrigan outlines the development of 'female complaint', indicates how cultural pressure shaped it, and argues that the time is ripe for a reevaluation of this literary kind. Shedding new light on Shakespeare and the
conventions of historical, pastoral and epistolary discourse, Motives of Woe will be of interest to scholars of medieval and early modern studies, as well as to general readers.
 
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