First published in 1987, the essays in this volume focus on questions of gender, property and power in the use of rhetoric and the practice of literary genres, and provide a historicised cultural critique. They analyse the links between rhetoric and property, but also representations of women as unruly, excessive, teleology-breaking figures -- intermeshing with feminist theory in the wake of Freud, Lacan and Derrida. A wide variety of texts -- from Genesis to Freud, by way of Shakespeare, Milton, Rousseau and Emily Bronte -- are examined, held together by a concern for the entanglements of...
First published in 1987, the essays in this volume focus on questions of gender, property and power in the use of rhetoric and the practice of lite...
The theoretical ferment which has affected literary studies over the last decade has called into question traditional ways of thinking about, classifying and interpreting texts. Shakespeare has been not just the focus of a variety of divergent critical movements within recent years, but also increasingly the locus of emerging debates within, and with, theory itself. This collection of essays, written by distinguished and powerful critics in the fields of literary theory and Shakespeare studies, is intended both for those interested in Shakespeare and for those interested more generally in the...
The theoretical ferment which has affected literary studies over the last decade has called into question traditional ways of thinking about, classify...
We're all familiar with the story of "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and know that lambs and children can become very affectionate pets. Eventually they become sheep or goats and are then no longer particularly desirable pets.
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We're all familiar with the story of "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and know that lambs and children can become very affectionate pets. Eventually they beco...
Planning a baby shower can be an overwhelming task. There is so much to do and oftentimes the planner needs to know what protocol is. When there are broken families and or mixed up situations, who do you invite and who do you leave off the list? A book about baby showers can give guidelines that are essential for pulling off the perfect event.
Planning a baby shower can be an overwhelming task. There is so much to do and oftentimes the planner needs to know what protocol is. When there are b...
This book provides the first collection of chapters written by scientists who have contributed to the understanding of disease ecology in the Galapagos Islands, an iconic and historic natural site. The Galapagos Archipelago straddles the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean, almost 1000 km off the coast of Ecuador, and includes 13 major islands, numerous smaller satellite islands, and many more even smaller islets. The wildlife on the Galapagos Islands today represents one of the best-preserved wild communities of plants and animals in the world, owing to the location of the islands at the...
This book provides the first collection of chapters written by scientists who have contributed to the understanding of disease ecology in the Galapago...
Providing innovative and interdisciplinary perspectives on Shakespeare's plays, Patricia Parker offers a series of dazzling readings that demonstrate how easy-to-overlook textual or semantic details reverberate within and beyond the Shakespearean text, and suggest that the boundary between language and context is an incontinent divide.
Providing innovative and interdisciplinary perspectives on Shakespeare's plays, Patricia Parker offers a series of dazzling readings that demonstrate ...
