Shakespeare and the Performance of Girlhood
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | D. Williams | ISBN: | 9781137024763 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | April 23, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | D. Williams |
| ISBN: | 9781137024763 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | April 23, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This is the first scholarly study devoted to Shakespeare's girl characters and conceptions of girlhood. It charts the development of Shakespeare's treatment of the girl as a dramatic and literary figure, and explores the impact of Shakespeare's girl characters on the history of early modern girls as performers, patrons, and authors.
This is the first scholarly study devoted to Shakespeare's girl characters and conceptions of girlhood. It charts the development of Shakespeare's treatment of the girl as a dramatic and literary figure, and explores the impact of Shakespeare's girl characters on the history of early modern girls as performers, patrons, and authors.
