Title Shakespeare and women / Phyllis Rackin

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (168 pages) Series Oxford Shakespeare topics Oxford Shakespeare topics. Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-144) and index Notes Print version record Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Women Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Relations with women. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Family. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters. Women and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century Women in the theater -- England -- History -- 17th century Women in the theater -- England -- History -- 16th century Sex role in literature. Women in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare. DRAMA -- Shakespeare. Families Relations with women Sex role in literature Women and literature Women in literature Women in the theater Women in literature. England Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191513916 0191513911 9780198186946 0198186940 9780198711988 0198711980

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