K. Stanton

Gebundenes Buch

Shakespeare's 'Whores'

Erotics, Politics, and Poetics

Beschreibung

Shakespeare's 'Whores' studies each use of the word 'whore' in Shakespeare's canon, focusing especially on the positive personal and social effects of female sexuality, as represented in several major female characters, from the goddess Venus, to the queen Cleopatra, to the cross-dressing Rosalind, and many others.

Autor

Kay Stanton is Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton, USA. A Shakespeare specialist, she has presented papers at over 90 professional conferences, in 12 countries, and has authored over 30 articles and book chapters, published in leading reference works such as The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare and A Feminist Companion to Shakespeare .

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Shakespeare Studies
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-02632-3
• Seitenzahl: 191
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9781137026323
• ISBN-10: 1137026324
• Artikelnr.: 40554914

Rezensionen

"...playful, conversational, and excellent". Roland Greene, SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900