Engendering a Nation

A Feminist Account of Shakespeare's English Histories

AvJean E. Howard,Phyllis Rackin

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

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Engendering a Nation adopts a sophisticated feminist analysis to examine the place of gender in contesting representations of nationhood in early modern England. Plays featured include:* King John* Henry VI, Part I* Henry VI, Part II* Henry, Part III* Richard III* Richard II* Henry V.It will be a must for students and scholars interested in the cultural and social implications of Shakespeare today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-04-17
Mått:138 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:650 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Feminist Readings of Shakespeare
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415047487

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

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'This is good Shakespearean scholarship from a feminist aspect ... or maybe good feminist scholarship from a Shakespearean standpoint?' - Fawcett Library Newsletter

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: Making Gender Visible: A Re-Viewing of Shakespeare's History Plays 1. Thoroughly Modern Henry 2. The History Play in Shakespeare's Time 3. Feminism, Women, and the Shakespearean History Play 4. The Theater as Institution Notes. Part II: Weak Kings, Warrior Women, and the Assault on Dynastic Authority: The First Tetralogy and King John 1. Henry VI, Part I 2. Henry VI, Part II 3. Henry VI, Part III 4. Richard III 5. King John. Notes. Part III: Gender and Nation: Anticipations of Modernity in the Second Tetralogy 1. Richard II 2. The Henry IV plays 3. Henry V Notes. Bibilography. Index.