Women in the Age of Shakespeare Contributor(s): Kemp, Theresa D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313343047 ISBN-13: 9780313343049 Publisher: Greenwood
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2009 Click for more in this series: Age of Shakespeare |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Social Science | Women's Studies |
Dewey: 822.33 |
LCCN: 2009033626 |
Series: Age of Shakespeare |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" L (1.05 lbs) 280 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 98 Choice 09/01/2010 Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 272 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Like the other entries in this fascinating series, Women in the Age of Shakespeare shows the influence of the world William Shakespeare lived in on the worlds he created for the stage, this time by focusing on women in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras in general and in Shakespeare's works in particular. Women in the Age of Shakespeare explores the ancient and medieval ideas that Shakespeare drew upon in creating his great comedic and tragic heroines. It then looks at how these ideas intersected with the lived experiences of women of Shakespeare's time, followed by a close look at the major female characters in Shakespeare's plays and poems. Later chapters consider how these characters have been enacted on stage and in film, interpreted by critics and scholars, and re-imagined by writers in our own time. |
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