Shakespeare and the Performance of Girlhood
Description
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.
Keywords
Literary CriticismSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceModernEuropeanPoetryLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & Social
2014Book
Author(s)Deanne Williams
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137024756
LanguageEnglish
