Dympna Callaghan is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Textual Studies, Syracuse University, USA. Lorraine Helms is a writer and performer, based in Santa Cruz, California.Jyotsna Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Southern Methodist University, USA.

"This is a fine book. An important and original contribution to feminist Shakespeare studies." Phyllis Rackin, University of Pennsylvania "This is a fresh book, which will have an invigorating effect on Shakespeare studies. Nothing quite like it exists, and I imagine a wide audience among Shakespeare scholars and students." Jean Howard, Columbia University

• Introduction. 1. The Interventions of History: Narratives of Sexuality: Jyotsna Singh.2. The Ideology of Romantic Love: The Case of Romeo and Juliet: Dympna Callaghan.3. Acts of Resistance: The Feminist Player: Lorraine Helms.Index.

Dympna Callaghan is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Textual Studies, Syracuse University, USA. Lorraine Helms is a writer and performer, based in Santa Cruz, California.Jyotsna Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Southern Methodist University, USA.

"This is a fine book. An important and original contribution to feminist Shakespeare studies." Phyllis Rackin, University of Pennsylvania "This is a fresh book, which will have an invigorating effect on Shakespeare studies. Nothing quite like it exists, and I imagine a wide audience among Shakespeare scholars and students." Jean Howard, Columbia University

• Introduction. 1. The Interventions of History: Narratives of Sexuality: Jyotsna Singh.2. The Ideology of Romantic Love: The Case of Romeo and Juliet: Dympna Callaghan.3. Acts of Resistance: The Feminist Player: Lorraine Helms.Index.

Dympna Callaghan is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Textual Studies, Syracuse University, USA. Lorraine Helms is a writer and performer, based in Santa Cruz, California.Jyotsna Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Southern Methodist University, USA.

"This is a fine book. An important and original contribution to feminist Shakespeare studies." Phyllis Rackin, University of Pennsylvania "This is a fresh book, which will have an invigorating effect on Shakespeare studies. Nothing quite like it exists, and I imagine a wide audience among Shakespeare scholars and students." Jean Howard, Columbia University

• Introduction. 1. The Interventions of History: Narratives of Sexuality: Jyotsna Singh.2. The Ideology of Romantic Love: The Case of Romeo and Juliet: Dympna Callaghan.3. Acts of Resistance: The Feminist Player: Lorraine Helms.Index.