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Shakespeare, Feminism and Gender

Hardback

Main Details

Title Shakespeare, Feminism and Gender
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kate Chedgzoy
SeriesNew Casebooks
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:269
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
ISBN/Barcode 9780333716519
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Undergraduate
Illustrations IX, 269 p.

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Red Globe Press
Publication Date 6 December 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Since the mid-1960s, feminist criticism of Shakespeare has greatly expanded and enriched the range of interpretations of the Shakespearean texts, their original historical location, and subsequent reinterpretation. Characteristically it weaves between past and present, driven by a commitment both to intervene in contemporary cultural politics and to recover a fuller sense of the sexual politics of the literary heritage. Collecting together essays which offer detailed accounts of particular plays, along with others that take a broader overview of the field, this casebook showcases the range of critical strategies used by feminist criticism, and illustrates how vital attention to the politics of gender and sexuality is to a full understanding and appreciation of Shakespearean drama.

Author Biography

KATE CHEDGZOY is Reader in English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick.