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Shakespeare's 'Whores': Erotics, Politics, and Poetics
K. Stanton
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Description for Shakespeare's 'Whores': Erotics, Politics, and Poetics
paperback. 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. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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' 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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Shakespeare Studies
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349439126
SKU
V9781349439126
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About K. Stanton
Kay Stanton is Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton, USA. A Shakespeare specialist, she has presented papers at over 90 professional conferences, in 12 countries, and has authored over 30 articles and book chapters, published in leading reference works such as The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare and A Feminist Companion to Shakespeare.
Reviews for Shakespeare's 'Whores': Erotics, Politics, and Poetics
"...playful, conversational, and excellent". Roland Greene, SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900