Shakespeare's 'Whores'

Shakespeare's 'Whores'
Author: K. Stanton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2015-12-04
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137026332
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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.


Shakespeare's 'Whores'
Language: en
Pages: 202

Shakespeare's 'Whores'

Authors: K. Stanton
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-04 - Publisher: Springer

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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 se
Women and Shakespeare's Cuckoldry Plays
Language: en
Pages: 257

Women and Shakespeare's Cuckoldry Plays

Authors: Cristina León Alfar
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-10 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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How does a woman become a whore? What are the discursive dynamics making a woman a whore? And, more importantly, what are the discursive mechanics of unmaking?
Shakespeare's Insults
Language: en
Pages: 513

Shakespeare's Insults

Authors: Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-28 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Why are certain words used as insults in Shakespeare's world and what do these words do and say? Shakespeare's plays abound with insults which are more often me
Staging Female Characters in Shakespeare's English History Plays
Language: en
Pages: 207

Staging Female Characters in Shakespeare's English History Plays

Authors: Hailey Bachrach
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-16 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Hailey Bachrach reveals how Shakespeare used female characters in deliberate and consistent ways across his history plays. Illuminating these patterns, she help
Shakespeare / Sex
Language: en
Pages: 345

Shakespeare / Sex

Authors: Jennifer Drouin
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-12 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Shakespeare / Sex interrogates the relationship between Shakespeare and sex by challenging readers to consider Shakespeare's texts in light of the most recent t