Wanton Eyes and Chaste Desires: Female Sexuality in The Faerie Queene [Paperback]

Sheila T. Cavanagh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 22, 1994

"... very readable, lucid, intriguing study... " —Spenser Newsletter

"... a very thoroughgoing inventory of the cruel male fantasies and nightmares imposed on... female-gendered figures... " —Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

"Cavanagh has managed to give an almost entirely new reading of [The Faerie Queene]; it is the first feminist rereading of the entire epic, and it reshapes the contours of the huge poem in often startling and remarkable ways." —Maureen Quilligan, University of Pennsylvania

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"Cavanagh has managed to give an almost entirely new reading of [The Faerie Queene]; it is the first feminist rereading of the entire epic, and it reshapes the contours of the huge poem in often startling and remarkable ways." Maureen Quilligan, University of Pennsylvania " ... very readable, lucid, intriguing study ... " Spenser Newsletter " ... a very thoroughgoing inventory of the cruel male fantasies and nightmares imposed on ... female-gendered figures ... " Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

About the Author

SHEILA T. CAVANAGH is Assistant Professor of English and associated faculty in Women's Studies at Emory University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (September 22, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253208890
• ISBN-13: 978-0253208897
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,263,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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