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Shakespeare's 'whores' = erotics, politics and poetics /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Shakespeare's 'whores'/ Kay Stanton.
Reminder of title:	erotics, politics and poetics /
Author:	Stanton, Kay.
Published:	Basingstoke :Palgrave Macmillan : : 2014.,
Description:	240 p. :2 b&w, ill. :
Notes:	Electronic book text.
Subject:	Prostitutes in literature. -
Online resource:	Online journal 'available contents' page
ISBN:	1137026332 (electronic bk.) :

Shakespeare's 'whores' = erotics, politics and poetics /
Stanton, Kay.

Shakespeare's 'whores'erotics, politics and poetics /[electronic resource] :Kay Stanton. - 1st ed. - Basingstoke :Palgrave Macmillan :2014. - 240 p. :2 b&w, ill. - Palgrave Shakespeare studies.

Electronic book text.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: 'Am I that name'? 2. 'Made to write 'whore' upon?': Male and Female Use of the Word 'Whore' 3. 'Enough to make a whore forswear her trade': Prostitution as Woman's 'Oldest Profession' 4. The Heroic Tragedy of Cleopatra, the 'Prostitute Queen' 5. Female Erotic Passion: Toward Sex As You Like It 6. Venus: Mother of All 'Whores' 7. Stripping Shakespeare's 'Whores' Bibliography Index.

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Shakespeare's 'Whores' studies each use of the word 'whore' in Shakespeare's canon, focusing especially on the positive personal and social effects of female sexuality, as represented in several major female characters, from the goddess Venus, to the queen Cleopatra, to the cross-dressing Rosalind, and many others.Shakespeare's 'Whores' examines female sexuality in Shakespeare's works in the context of the word 'whore,' historically (and still currently) employed as a weapon against women striving for self-actualization in any realm - political, social, or personal. Erotic expression for Shakespeare's women finds varying obstacles determined by the genre, or 'poetics', of the work, which influences its 'politics', but his poetic references to goddesses illuminate archetypal paths that his female characters may pursue. Each use of the word 'whore' in Shakespeare's canon is studied, as are female characters who toil in the sex trade, with but with focus especially on the positive personal and social effects of female sexuality, as represented in several major female characters, from the goddess Venus, to the queen Cleopatra, to the cross-dressing Rosalind, and many others. Drawing on scholarship from various disciplines, this book demonstrates Shakespeare's relevance to contemporary socio-political issues and points toward new directions for feminism.

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Kay Stanton is Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton, USA. A Shakespeare specialist, she has presented papers at over 90 professional conferences, in 12 countries, and has authored over 30 articles and book chapters, published in leading reference works such as The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare and A Feminist Companion to Shakespeare.

ISBN: 1137026332 (electronic bk.) :£55.00Subjects--Personal Names:

1008803
Shakespeare, William,
1564-1616.--History and criticism--Film adaptations.Subjects--Topical Terms:

1010847
Prostitutes in literature.

LC Class. No.: PR2991

Dewey Class. No.: 822.33

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