As she likes it : Shakespeare's unruly women

As she likes it : Shakespeare's unruly women / Penny Gay.

As She Likes It tackles the question of how the unruly women at the centre of Shakespeare's comedies have been embodied in performance. Unique amongst both Shakespearean and feminist studies, As She Likes It asks how gender politics affect the production of the comedies, and how gender is repre...

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Main Author: Gay, Penny, 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
Series:Gender in performance.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Women.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Comedies.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William > 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, > (1564-1616) > Personnages.
Shakespeare, William.
Comédie de Genève
1500-1699
Feminism and literature > England > History > 16th century.
Feminism and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Women and literature > England > History > 16th century.
Women and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Gender identity in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Women in literature.
Comedy.
Comedy
Feminism and literature
Gender identity in literature
Humorous plays
Sex role in literature
Women and literature
Women in literature
Aufführung
Frau
Frau > Motiv
Toneelstukken.
Vrouwen.
Engels.
Femmes > Dans la littérature.
Féminisme et littérature > Angleterre (GB) > 16e siècle.
Féminisme et littérature > Angleterre (GB) > 17e siècle.
Femmes et littérature > Angleterre (GB) > 17e siècle.
England
History
Comedies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Twelfth night: desire and its discontents
  • As you like it: who's who in the greenwood
  • The taming of the shrew: avoiding the feminist challenge
  • Measure for measure: sex and power in a patriarchal society
  • Much ado about nothing: a kind of merry war.

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