Shakespeare's 'Whores' [electronic resource] : Erotics, Politics, and Poetics /
Stanton, K.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: ''Am I that name''?; 2 ''Made to write ""whore"" upon?'': Male and Female Use of the Word ''Whore''; 3 ''Enough to make a whore forswear her trade'': Prostitution as Woman''s ''Oldest Profession''; 4 The Heroic Tragedy of Cleopatra: The ''Prostitute Queen''; 5 Female Erotic Passion: Toward Sex As You Like It; 6 Venus: Mother of All ''Whores''; 7 Stripping Shakespeare''s ''Whores''; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Literature, Modern.
Literature-Philosophy.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Poetry.
British literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Poetry and Poetics.
British and Irish Literature.