Broken Nuptials in Shakespeare's Plays [Paperback]

Carol Neely (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1994

Providing a feminist interpretation of the plays that has been written, this work is aimed at feminists.

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"No Shakespearean, feminist or not, should fail to read this book, the boldest, most tough-minded and meticulous feminist interpretation of the plays that has been written thus far." -- Coppelia Kahn, Shakespeare Quarterly

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0252063627
• ISBN-13: 978-0252063626
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,026,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Sturdy Scholarship, April 24, 2000

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Gillian M. Kendall (Leeds, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Broken Nuptials in Shakespeare's Plays (Paperback)

This book seems somewhat dated, but that may be because it has inspired so much research on the importance of marriage and ceremony that the ideas appear familiar. One easily forgets that this is the book that opened the way to new approaches to Shakespeare's plays. When my students want to write about the importance of ceremony or about women or about marriage in Shakespeare's plays, I first send them to *Broken Nuptials*. It's nicely written with no twisted inane jargon to trip up even a novice reader. Most readers, in fact, may end the book thinking "I knew that!" (although they probably didn't know it when they started the book). The insights appear to be so self-evident (and so colored by work done after the book's publication) that I believe readers and scholars, while recognizing the book's importance, have underrated its quality. This book is an excellent tool that stands the test of time.