"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

‘One of the strengths of Findlay's lexicon is that it includes gendered role types and their attributes... The result is a richly studded picture both of individual women and of societal and linguistic mores.'

- The Times Literary Supplement,

The impressive range and intricate detail make Women in Shakespeare: A Dictionary immensely valuable to both seasoned Shakespeareans and students alike; the dictionary format enables quick reference while still retaining critical integrity.

- Routledge ABES,

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<i>Women in Shakespeare: A Dictionary</i> inventively surveys not only the proper names of female characters but also many sorts of female and feminized ideas and associations in the corpus. The entry on ‘woman’ demonstrates how much is to be learned from such an approach to a reference book.

- Roland Greene, Stanford University, Recent Studies in Tudor and Stuart Drama

Women in Shakespeare: A Dictionary is a comprehensive reference guide to Shakespeare and women. An A-Z of over 350 entries explores the role of women within Shakespearean drama, how women were represented on the Shakespearean stage, and the role of women in Shakespeare's personal and professional lives. Women in Shakespeare examines in detail the language employed by Shakespeare in his representation of women in the full range of his poetry and plays and the implications these representations have for the position of women in Elizabethan and Jacobean society. Women in Shakespeare is an ideal guide to Shakespeare's women for all students and scholars of Shakespeare.
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Presents an A-Z of over 350 entries which explore the role of women within Shakespearean drama, how women were represented on the Shakespearean stage, and the role of women in Shakespeare's personal and professional lives. This is a guide to Shakespeare's women for students and scholars of Shakespeare.
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Series editor's Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction; Dictionary A-Z entries; Bibliography; Index.
"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
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An A-Z of over 350 entries which explores the role of women within Shakespearean drama, how women were represented on the Shakespearean stage, and the role of women in Shakespeare's personal and professional lives.
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Entries follow an easy to use three part structure: definition and context of the term or concept; a 'guided tour' thorugh Shakespeare's useage of the term; a guide to further reading.
Now Arden Shakespeare Dictionaries; for titles published since September 2012 click here. The Continuum Shakespeare Dictionary series provides authoritative guides to major subject-areas covered by the poetry and plays. The dictionaries provide readers with a comprehensive guide to the topic under discussion, especially its contemporary meanings, and to its occurrence and significance in Shakespeare's works. Comprehensive bibliographies accompany many of the items. Entries range from a few lines in length to mini-essays, providing the opportunity to explore an important literary or historical concept or idea in depth.
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ISBN
9780826458896
Publisert
2010-03-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
564

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Biographical note

Alison Findlay is Professor of Renaissance Drama at Lancaster University, UK.