TY - BOOK AU - Rackin,Phyllis TI - Shakespeare and women T2 - Oxford Shakespeare topics SN - 9780191513916 AV - PR2991 .R33 2005eb U1 - 822.3/3 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Women and literature KW - England KW - History KW - 16th century KW - 17th century KW - Women in the theater KW - Sex role in literature KW - Women in literature KW - Femmes et littérature KW - Angleterre KW - Histoire KW - 16e siècle KW - 17e siècle KW - Femmes au théâtre KW - Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature KW - Femmes dans la littérature KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Shakespeare KW - bisacsh KW - DRAMA KW - Families KW - fast KW - Relations with women KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=159106 ER -