Engendering a Nation
A Feminist Account of Shakespeare's English Histories
1st Edition
Published on 17. April 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
266 pages
978-0-415-04749-4 (ISBN)
Description
Engendering a Nation adopts a sophisticated feminist analysis to examine the place of gender in contesting representations of nationhood in early modern England. Plays featured include:
* King John
* Henry VI, Part I
* Henry VI, Part II
* Henry, Part III
* Richard III
* Richard II
* Henry V.
It will be a must for students and scholars interested in the cultural and social implications of Shakespeare today.
* King John
* Henry VI, Part I
* Henry VI, Part II
* Henry, Part III
* Richard III
* Richard II
* Henry V.
It will be a must for students and scholars interested in the cultural and social implications of Shakespeare today.
Reviews / Votes
'This is good Shakespearean scholarship from a feminist aspect ... or maybe good feminist scholarship from a Shakespearean standpoint?' - Fawcett Library NewsletterMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-04749-4 (9780415047494)
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Jean E. Howard | Phyllis Rackin
Engendering a Nation
A Feminist Account of Shakespeare's English Histories
E-Book
09/2002
Routledge
€54.99
Available for download
Jean E. Howard | Phyllis Rackin
Engendering a Nation
A Feminist Account of Shakespeare's English Histories
E-Book
09/2002
Routledge
€55.49
Available for download
Jean E. Howard | Phyllis Rackin
Engendering a Nation
A Feminist Account of Shakespeare's English Histories
Book
04/1997
1st Edition
Routledge
€251.80
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Persons
Jean E. Howard, Phyllis Rackin
Content
Part I: Making Gender Visible: A Re-Viewing of Shakespeare's History Plays 1. Thoroughly Modern Henry 2. The History Play in Shakespeare's Time 3. Feminism, Women, and the Shakespearean History Play 4. The Theater as Institution Notes. Part II: Weak Kings, Warrior Women, and the Assault on Dynastic Authority: The First Tetralogy and King John 1. Henry VI, Part I 2. Henry VI, Part II 3. Henry VI, Part III 4. Richard III 5. King John. Notes. Part III: Gender and Nation: Anticipations of Modernity in the Second Tetralogy 1. Richard II 2. The Henry IV plays 3. Henry V Notes. Bibilography. Index.