Time and Gender on the Shakespearean Stage

Lewis examines cultural and theatrical intersections between early modern temporal concepts and early modern gendered identities. Through close readings of the works of Shakespeare, Middleton, Dekker, Heywood and others, she shows how temporal tropes are used to delineate masculinity and femininity on the early modern stage.

Info autore

Sarah Lewis is Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at King's College London. She has co-edited a collection of essays, Family Politics in Early Modern England (2016), and is a Director of the Grasping Kairos research network.

Riassunto

Lewis examines cultural and theatrical intersections between early modern temporal concepts and early modern gendered identities. Through close readings of the works of Shakespeare, Middleton, Dekker, Heywood and others, she shows how temporal tropes are used to delineate masculinity and femininity on the early modern stage.

Prefazione

An original study of the ways in which temporal concepts and gendered identities intersect in early modern theatre and culture.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah Lewis, Sarah (King''s College London) Lewis
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.08.2022
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche
• EAN: 9781108820271
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82027-1
• Numero di pagine: 287
• Categorie: English, Gender studies, gender groups, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean