Shakespeare and women /
Rackin, Phyllis.
Shakespeare and women / Phyllis Rackin. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (168 pages). - Oxford Shakespeare topics . - Oxford Shakespeare topics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-144) and index.
A usable history -- The place(s) of women in Shakespeare's world : historical fact and feminist interpretation -- Our canon, ourselves -- Boys will be girls -- The lady's reeking breath -- Shakespeare's timeless women.
Shakespeare and Women challenges a number of current assumptions about Shakespeare and women, including the women in his family, the women who worked in the London theatre industry, the female characters in his plays, and the dark lady of the Sonnets. It argues that the current scholarly emphasis on patriarchal power, male misogyny, and women's oppression may tell us more about ourselves than about the world Shakespeare inhabited and the worlds he created in his. plays. - ;Shakespeare and Women situates Shakespeare's female characters in multiple historical contexts, ranging from the early mod.
9780191513916 (electronic bk.) 0191513911 (electronic bk.) 9780198186946 (Paper) 0198186940 (Paper) 9780198711988 (Cloth) 0198711980 (Cloth)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Characters--Women.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Relations with women.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Family.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
1500-1699
Women and literature--History--England--16th century.
Women and literature--History--England--17th century.
Women in the theater--History--England--17th century.
Women in the theater--History--England--16th century.
Sex role in literature.
Women in literature.
Femmes et littérature--Histoire--Angleterre--16e siècle.
Femmes et littérature--Histoire--Angleterre--17e siècle.
Femmes au théâtre--Histoire--Angleterre--17e siècle.
Femmes au théâtre--Histoire--Angleterre--16e siècle.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Shakespeare.
DRAMA--Shakespeare.
Families.
Relations with women.
Sex role in literature.
Women and literature.
Women in literature.
Women in the theater.
England.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
PR2991 / .R33 2005eb
822.3/3
Shakespeare and women / Phyllis Rackin. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (168 pages). - Oxford Shakespeare topics . - Oxford Shakespeare topics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-144) and index.
A usable history -- The place(s) of women in Shakespeare's world : historical fact and feminist interpretation -- Our canon, ourselves -- Boys will be girls -- The lady's reeking breath -- Shakespeare's timeless women.
Shakespeare and Women challenges a number of current assumptions about Shakespeare and women, including the women in his family, the women who worked in the London theatre industry, the female characters in his plays, and the dark lady of the Sonnets. It argues that the current scholarly emphasis on patriarchal power, male misogyny, and women's oppression may tell us more about ourselves than about the world Shakespeare inhabited and the worlds he created in his. plays. - ;Shakespeare and Women situates Shakespeare's female characters in multiple historical contexts, ranging from the early mod.
9780191513916 (electronic bk.) 0191513911 (electronic bk.) 9780198186946 (Paper) 0198186940 (Paper) 9780198711988 (Cloth) 0198711980 (Cloth)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Characters--Women.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Relations with women.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Family.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
1500-1699
Women and literature--History--England--16th century.
Women and literature--History--England--17th century.
Women in the theater--History--England--17th century.
Women in the theater--History--England--16th century.
Sex role in literature.
Women in literature.
Femmes et littérature--Histoire--Angleterre--16e siècle.
Femmes et littérature--Histoire--Angleterre--17e siècle.
Femmes au théâtre--Histoire--Angleterre--17e siècle.
Femmes au théâtre--Histoire--Angleterre--16e siècle.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Shakespeare.
DRAMA--Shakespeare.
Families.
Relations with women.
Sex role in literature.
Women and literature.
Women in literature.
Women in the theater.
England.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
PR2991 / .R33 2005eb
822.3/3