Engendering a Nation: A Feminist Account of Shakespeare's English Histories

by Jean E. Howard, Phyllis Rackin

Overview

Engendering a Nation adopts a sophisticated feminist analysis to examine the place of gender in contesting representations of nationhood in early modern England. Plays featured include:

* King John
* Henry VI, Part I
* Henry VI, Part II
* Henry, Part III
* Richard III
* Richard II
* Henry V.

It will be a must for students and scholars interested in the cultural and social implications of Shakespeare today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415047487
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/17/1997
Series:	Feminist Readings of Shakespeare
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1470L (what's this?)

About the Author

Jean E. Howard, Phyllis Rackin

Table of Contents

Part I: Making Gender Visible: A Re-Viewing of Shakespeare's History Plays 1. Thoroughly Modern Henry 2. The History Play in Shakespeare's Time 3. Feminism, Women, and the Shakespearean History Play 4. The Theater as Institution Notes. Part II: Weak Kings, Warrior Women, and the Assault on Dynastic Authority: The First Tetralogy and King John 1. Henry VI, Part I 2. Henry VI, Part II 3. Henry VI, Part III 4. Richard III 5. King John. Notes. Part III: Gender and Nation: Anticipations of Modernity in the Second Tetralogy 1. Richard II 2. The Henry IV plays 3. Henry V Notes. Bibilography. Index.

Editorial Reviews

'This is good Shakespearean scholarship from a feminist aspect ... or maybe good feminist scholarship from a Shakespearean standpoint?' - Fawcett Library Newsletter

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