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The Weyward Sisters: Shakespeare and Feminist Politics - Softcover

Callaghan, Dympna; Helms, Lorraine; Singh, Jyotsna G.

 
9780631177982: The Weyward Sisters: Shakespeare and Feminist Politics
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0631177981 ISBN 13: 9780631177982
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1994

Synopsis

In this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespeare's works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Their objective is to produce new interpretations of the plays by locating them at the intersections of a range of contemporary critical, theoretical, and cultural practices.

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About the Author

Dympna Callaghan is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Textual Studies, Syracuse University, USA.

Lorraine Helms is a writer and performer, based in Santa Cruz, California.

Jyotsna Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Southern Methodist University, USA.

From the Back Cover

In this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespeare's works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Their objective is to produce new interpretations of the plays by locating them at the intersections of a range of contemporary critical, theoretical, and cultural practices.

Drawing on cultural history, psychoanalysis, and performance, the authors provide a materialist feminist account of Shakespeare which attempts to expand the terrain of political approaches to the interpretation of Shakespeare. They write collaboratively, believing that through collaboration they begin to re-define scholarship as a communal enterprise rather than as an isolated, apolitical act.

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In this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespeare's works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Their objective is to produce new interpretations of the plays by locating them at the intersections of a range of contemporary critical, theoretical, and cultural practices.

Drawing on cultural history, psychoanalysis, and performance, the authors provide a materialist feminist account of Shakespeare which attempts to expand the terrain of political approaches to the interpretation of Shakespeare. They write collaboratively, believing that through collaboration they begin to re-define scholarship as a communal enterprise rather than as an isolated, apolitical act.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0631177981
ISBN 13 
9780631177982
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
175