Re-Visioning Lear's Daughters: Testing Feminist Criticism and Theory

by Lesley Kordecki and Karla Koskinen

Book Overview

Introduction: The Problem with Lear * The Trial: Goneril, Politician and Appeaser (Act 1, scene 1) * The Trial: Regan, Soldier and Enabler (Act 1, scene 1) * The Trial: Cordelia, Heir Apparent and Zealot (Act 1, scene 1) * Goneril Makes Her Stand: Queen and Mother (Act 1, scenes 3 and 4) * The Sisters Unite: Kingship and Kinship (Act 2, scenes 1 and 2) * Regan and Torture: Abuser and Abused (Act 3, scene 7) * The Sisters and Edmund: Agency and Sexuality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349288594
• ISBN13: 9781349288595
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"