Shakespeare and the Performance of Girlhood

By Deanne Williams

Book Overview

This is the first scholarly study devoted to Shakespeare's girl characters and conceptions of girlhood. It charts the development of Shakespeare's treatment of the girl as a dramatic and literary figure, and explores the impact of Shakespeare's girl characters on the history of early modern girls as performers, patrons, and authors.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349438634
• ISBN13: 9781349438631
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"