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Poor women in Shakespeare / Fiona McNeill.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2991 .M345 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McNeill, Fiona.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Women.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Women--England--History--Renaissance, 1450-1600.
- Women.
- England.
- History.
- Women and literature--England--History--16th century.
- Women and literature.
- Women--England--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Poor in literature.
- Poverty in literature.
- Sex role in literature.
- Women in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- An unusual study of the representation of poor and homeless women in Shakespeare's plays.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-248) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521868866
- 9780521868860
- OCLC:
- 76074375
- Online:
- Publisher description
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