Women in Shakespeare: A Dictionary

ISBN-13: 9781472520470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 568 str.

Alison Findlay

Opis

This is a comprehensive reference guide examining the language employed by Shakespeare to represent women in the full range of his poetry and plays. Including over 350 entries, Alison Findlay shows the role of women within Shakespearean drama, their representations on the Shakespearean stage, and their place in Shakespeare's personal and professional lives.

Recenzje

This encyclopaedic and critically sophisticated survey of women and womanhood in Shakespeare offers a uniquely invaluable resource for students and scholars alike. Professor Stanley Wells, CBE, Chairman, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

Spis treści

Series Editor's Preface Preface Acknowledgements Conventions Abbreviations Introduction Dictionary A-Z entries Bibliography Index

O autorze

Alison Findlay is Professor of Renaissance Drama and Director of the Shakespeare Programme at Lancaster University, UK.