num_pages: 88
description: Sparkling with the wit and verbal agility that characterize his writing, Kott's scholarly volume brings together three of his most important essays, each of them grounded in a particular Shakespeare play. The title essay in The Gender of Rosalind offers a snapshot of Kott's thinking as it traces the complexities within-and implied by- As You Like It's major female character. In "Head for Maidenhead, Maidenhead for Head" Kott unbraids the interwoven themes of gender, law, and familial attachment in Measure for Measure . "The Guillotine as a Tragic Hero" deftly highlights the themes linking Georg Büchner's Danton's Death with Julius Caesar . Throughout the collection, Kott comfortably spans the four centuries since Shakespeare wrote. Rich in literary and historical references, the essays address intricate, timely issues in the study of theater with a grace that could only come from the pen of Jan Kott. His lucid exposition-even of complex ideas-and skillful translations make these essays rewarding reading for every educated person interested in dramatic criticism and theater history.
language: English
title: The Gender of Rosalind: Interpretations: Shakespeare, Buchner, and Gautier
titlecomplete: The Gender of Rosalind: Interpretations: Shakespeare, Buchner, and Gautier
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Northwestern University Press