The tainted muse
Subtitle: prejudice and presumption in Shakespeare and his times
By: Robert Brustein.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780300115765
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Characters; Prejudices in literature; Misogyny in literature; Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature; Characters and characteristics in literature
Other titles: Prejudice and presumption in Shakespeare's works and times
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the hidden imposthume; title: Misogyny: the Hamlet obsession; title: Effemiphobia: the Osric courtier; title: Machismo: the Hotspur model; title: Elitism and mobocracy: from Jack Cade to Caliban; title: Racialism: the Moor and the Jew; title: Intelligent design: Lear's abyss; title: Afterword: lancing the canker.