Shakespeare and Victorian Women

by Gail Marshall

Book Overview

Much has been written on the cultural significance of Shakespeare, his influence on particular periods, and his appropriation and subsequent transformation. However, no book until now has specifically addressed the nature of the relationship between Shakespeare and Victorian women. In this book, Gail Marshall gives an account of the actresses who played an essential part in redeeming Shakespeare for the Victorian stage, the writers who embraced him...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521515238
• ISBN13: 9780521515238
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 9.0"