Shakespeare’s ’Whores’: Erotics, Politics, and Poetics (Erotics, Politics, and Poetics)

Author
Stanton, Kay
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Published
20140801
ISBN
9781137026323
ISBN registration area
English-language area (ISBN 978-1)

Description

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.