Roman Shakespeare: Warriors, Wounds and Women (Feminist Readings of Shakespeare) [Paperback]

Coppélia Kahn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 23, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0415054516 | ISBN-13: 978-0415054515 | Edition: 1

In the first full-length study of Shakespeare's Roman plays, Coppélia Kahn brings to these texts a startling, critical perspective which interrogates the gender ideologies lurking behind 'Roman virtue'.
Plays featured include:
* Titus Andronicus
* Julius Caesar
* Antony and Cleopatra
* Coriolanus
* Cymbeline
Setting the Roman works in the dual context of the popular theatre and Renaissance humanism, the author identifies new sources which she analyzes from a historicised feminist perspective.
Roman Shakespeare is written in an accessible style and will appeal to scholars and students of Shakespeare and those interested in feminist theory, as well as classicists.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An exceptionally well-focused and significant reading of gender....
Language & Literature - English & American
–Choice, April 1998 Vol. 35 No.8

About the Author

Coppelia Kahn is widely published in the fields of feminist and Shakespearean theory, and is currently Professor of English at Brown University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (April 23, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415054516
• ISBN-13: 978-0415054515
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,936,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I thought it was going to be, May 23, 2001

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N. Imbracsio (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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While writing my Master's thesis, this book kept coming up in my research. I decided to buy it because I couldn't track it down in any library... I am so happy that I did. Although I purchased this book for a very specific purpose, it has greatly expanded my conception of feminist readings of Shakespeare. Kahn does a wonderful job of performing close readings of Shakespeare's Roman works (Titus Andronicus, Rape of Lucrece, Julius Caesar, Corilianus, Cymbeline) and couples such reading with historical and feminst interpretations... all of which are valid and thorough. I am not a huge fan of most feminist readings of Shakespeare, however Kahn has a compelling theory that I found easily acceptable and actually embraced. Kahn has a keen eye for language and detail, and she also manages to communicate her complex theories into lucid writing. I highly recommend this book for all who are interested in Shakespeare's Roman works.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Research Material, December 28, 2008

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C. Furuya (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roman Shakespeare: Warriors, Wounds and Women (Feminist Readings of Shakespeare) (Paperback)

This book is proving to be an excellent source as I research for my BA. Well researched, thoroughly cited and with excellent footnotes; would that all of my sources were this clear!