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Shakespeare´s Feminine Endings: Disfiguring Death in the Tragedies
Philippa Berry
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Paperback. In this text, the author Philippa Berry rewrites critical perceptions of death in Shakespeare's tragedies from a feminist perspective, drawing on feminist theory, postmodern thought and queer theory. Series: Feminist Readings of Shakespeare. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSGS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Philippa Berry draws on feminist theory, postmodern thought and queer theory, to challenge existing critical notions of what is fundamental to Shakespearean tragedy. She shows how, through a network of images clustered around feminine or feminized characters, these plays 'disfigure' conventional ideas of death as a bodily end, as their figures of women are interwoven with provocative meditations upon matter, time, the soul, and the body. The scope of these tragic speculations was radical in Shakespeare's day; yet they also have a surprising relevance to contemporary debates about time and matter in science and philosophy.
Philippa Berry draws on feminist theory, postmodern thought and queer theory, to challenge existing critical notions of what is fundamental to Shakespearean tragedy. She shows how, through a network of images clustered around feminine or feminized characters, these plays 'disfigure' conventional ideas of death as a bodily end, as their figures of women are interwoven with provocative meditations upon matter, time, the soul, and the body. The scope of these tragic speculations was radical in Shakespeare's day; yet they also have a surprising relevance to contemporary debates about time and matter in science and philosophy.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Feminist Readings of Shakespeare
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415068956
SKU
V9780415068956
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Reviews for Shakespeare´s Feminine Endings: Disfiguring Death in the Tragedies
'...an important approach to literary studies generally, asking us to think about the ways that secondary meanings and associations might reveal anxieties and equivocations below the surface of what we think we can hear.' - Ruth Morse, TLS, April 20 2001