Ferguson, Ailsa Grant
Shakespeare and Gender
- ISBN 13:
- 9781474289979
- author:
- Ferguson, Ailsa Grant
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 140mm / 215mm
- Genre:
- Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Shakespeare and Gender explores how gender and sexuality are represented in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Drawing on contemporary debates and insights into gender and sexuality, this book provides a clear and engaging discussion of the ways in which these themes are debated, contested, and displayed in Shakespeare's work. The book examines topics such as gendering madness, paternity and the patriarchy, sexuality, anxious masculinity, maternal bodies, and kingship and the male body politic. Using close textual analysis alongside diverse contextual materials, it offers an accessible introduction to how gender debates are integral to the plays and poems, and why they continue to be relevant today. This book is a valuable resource for students, educators, practitioners, and researchers seeking to understand Shakespeare's representation of gender and sexuality in his work.
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