Wayward Sisters
Shakespeare and Feminist Politics
Blackwell Publishers
Published on 28. August 1994
Book
Hardback
180 pages
978-0-631-17797-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespeare's works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love and feminist interventions in performance. Their objective is to produce new interpretations of the plays by locating them at the intersections of a range of contemporary critical, theoretical and cultural practices. Drawing on cultural history, psychoanalysis and performance, the authors provide a materialist feminist account of Shakespeare which attempts to expand the terrain of political approaches to the interpretation of Shakespeare. They write collaboratively, believing that through collaboration they begin to re-define scholarship as a communal enterprise rather than as an isolated, apolitical act.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
405 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-17797-5 (9780631177975)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Southern Methodist University, USA
Content
I. The Interventions of History: Narratives of Sexuality. Jyotsna Singh. II. Desire, Psychoanalysis, History: The Ideology of Romantic Love. Dympna Callaghan. III. Acts of Resistance: The Feminist Player. Lorraine Helms.