| Woman as Individual in English Renaissance Drama: A Defiance of the Masculine Code Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hansen, Carol (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820420093 ISBN-13: 9780820420097 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $48.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 822.309 |
| LCCN: 92039168 |
| Lexile Measure: 1300 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 217 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A critical analysis of the position of women in English Renaissance drama, this book examines the impact of male domination in the drama and non-dramatic treatises of the day and scrutinizes the kaleidoscopic images of women found in selected plays of Shakespeare, Webster, and Middleton. The book shows how the masculine code led to disintegration, defiance, and death for women, and to madness for men. Set against a generalized image of archetypal Eve, woman nevertheless could emerge as an individual, as a splendid fighter for self . |