By Women in Shakespeare (Continuum Shakespeare Dictionaries): A Dictionary

This title presents an A-Z of over 350 entries which explores the role of women within Shakespearean drama, how women were represented on the Shakespearean stage, and the role of women in Shakespeare's personal and professional lives. "Women in Shakespeare: A Dictionary" is a comprehensive reference guide to Shakespeare and women. It is an A-Z of over 350 entries that explores the role of women within Shakespearean drama, how women were represented on the Shakespearean stage, and the role of women in Shakespeare's personal and professional lives. "Women in Shakespeare" examines in detail the language employed by Shakespeare in his representation of women in the full range of his poetry and plays and the implications these representations have for the position of women in Elizabethan and Jacobean society. "Women in Shakespeare" is an ideal guide to Shakespeare's women for all students and scholars of Shakespeare. "The Continuum Shakespeare Dictionary" series provides authoritative guides to major subject-areas covered by the poetry and plays. The dictionaries provide readers with a comprehensive guide to the topic under discussion, especially its contemporary meanings, and to its occurrence and significance in Shakespeare's works. Comprehensive bibliographies accompany many of the items. Entries range from a few lines in length to mini-essays, providing the opportunity to explore an important literary or historical concept or idea in-depth. Review Class references, the index, and the comprehensive bibliography allow readers to reconstruct the identity of each female character. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, faculty/researchers, and professionals. --Choice November 2010'One of the strengths of Findlay's lexicon is that it includes gendered role types and their attributes… The result is a richly studded picture both of individual women and of societal and linguistic mores.' --Times Literary Supplement, 11th Feb 2011 About the Author Alison Findlay is Professor of Renaissance Drama at Lancaster University, UK.