"Taming of the Shrew" by Stevie Davies

"Taming of the Shrew" by Stevie Davies

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This is an analysis of "Taming of the Shrew". It assesses the play in the light of recent theories, reassessing it as problematic in terms of the dramatic interpretation of the language. The study offers an account of the play as a stage event, and it includes a radical feminist analysis.

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"Taming of the Shrew" by Stevie Davies

This is an analysis of William Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew". It assesses the text of the folio in the light of recent theories, reassessing the play as problematic in terms of the dramatic interpretation of the language. The study includes an account of the play as a stage event and it characterizes the play as humorous, conflict-filled, full of sexual tension and dramatically brilliant. In addition, the book argues the issues of the play which relate to radical feminism, in the context of the 16th-century sex-war which reached its height in the 1590's when not only literature but also a full scale pamphlet war raged between feminists and anti-feminists.

At the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Professor of Shakespeare Studies. He was President of the Shakespeare Association of America (2007-8) and Director of the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon (1997-2002).

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ISBN 13 9780140772715
ISBN 10 0140772715
Title "Taming of the Shrew"
Author Stevie Davies
Series Penguin Critical Studies
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1995-05-25
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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