Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Shakespeare's division of experience Shakespeare's division of experience Marilyn French William Shakespeare regarded men and women quite differently. In his early plays, the so-called masculine qualities of prowess, bravery, and individualism were accorded more respect than "feminine" a… OL15839824W
Privileging Gender in Early Modern England Privileging Gender in Early Modern England J. R. Brink "The essays in this volume focus on the issue of gender as it relates to texts written by and about women in early modern England. Among the issues considered are the boundaries between private and p… OL20913881W
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Roberta L. Salper "This book is a collection of eleven essays devoted to the work of Ramon del Valle-Inclan (1866-1936). Long the recipient of critical analyses from various perspectives, Valle-Inclan's writing has ne… OL21413005W
Re-dressing the canon Re-dressing the canon Alisa Solomon From Aristophanes to Split Britches, gender and performance have been inextricably linked to the stage. In a wide-ranging series of essays Re-Dressing the Canon examines the relationship and posits w… OL2625394W
As she likes it As she likes it Penny Gay As She Likes It is the first attempt to tackle head on the enduring question of how to perform those unruly women at the centre of Shakespeare's comedies. Unique in both Shakespearian and feminist st… OL3143534W
To write like a woman To write like a woman Joanna Russ From the back cover: Joanna Russ has written -- as novelist, short-story writer, and critic -- on science fiction, fantasy, and feminism. These essays reflect the breadth of Russ's critical work,… OL3332547W
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or as it is known in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom… OL53908W
Women, modernism and British poetry, 1910-1939 Women, modernism and British poetry, 1910-1939 Jane Dowson "This book primarily maps the poetry scene in Britain but identifies the significance of the network of writers between London, New York and Paris. It assesses women's participation in the diversity … OL5732986W
Shakespeare's domestic economies Shakespeare's domestic economies Natasha Korda "Shakespeare's Domestic Economies explores representations of female subjectivity in Shakespearean drama from a refreshingly new perspective, situating The Taming of the Shrew, The Merry Wives of Win… OL5956246W
Between Men Between Men Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Hailed by the "New York Times" as "one of the most influential texts in gender studies, men's studies and gay studies," this book uncovers the homosocial desire between men, from Restoration comedies… OL9243005W