Engendering a Nation: A Feminist Account of Shakespeare's English Histories

by Phyllis Rackin and Jean E. Howard

Book Overview

Engendering a Nation adopts a sophisticated feminist analysis to examine the place of gender in contesting representations of nationhood in early modern England. Plays featured include:

* King John
* Henry VI, Part I
* Henry VI, Part II
* Henry, Part III
* Richard III
* Richard II
* Henry V.

It will be a must for students and scholars interested in the cultural and social implications of Shakespeare today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041504748X
• ISBN13: 9780415047487
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"