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The tainted muse : prejudice and presumption in Shakespeare and his time

Title
  1. The tainted muse : prejudice and presumption in Shakespeare and his time / Robert Brustein.
Published by
  1. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
Author
  1. Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023.

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Description
  1. vii, 280 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Characters
  2. Prejudices in literature
  3. Misogyny in literature
  4. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature
  5. Characters and characteristics in literature
Contents
  1. Introduction: the hidden imposthume -- Misogyny: the Hamlet obsession -- Effemiphobia: the Osric courtier -- Machismo: the Hotspur model -- Elitism and mobocracy: from Jack Cade to Caliban -- Racialism: the Moor and the Jew -- Intelligent design: Lear's abyss -- Afterword: lancing the canker.
Call number
  1. JFD 09-1981
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-268) and index.
Author
  1. Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023.
Title
  1. The tainted muse : prejudice and presumption in Shakespeare and his time / Robert Brustein.
Imprint
  1. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-268) and index.
LCCN
  1. 2008046997
ISBN
  1. 9780300115765 (cloth : alk. paper)
  2. 0300115768 (cloth : alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFD 09-1981
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