TY - BOOK ID - 33058816 TI - The Palgrave Handbook of Shakespeare's Queens AU - Finn, Kavita Mudan. AU - Schutte, Valerie. PY - 2018 SN - 3319745174 3319745182 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - History. KW - Theater KW - Europe KW - Literature KW - Literature, Modern. KW - Sociology. KW - Sex (Psychology). KW - Gender expression. KW - Gender identity. KW - History of Early Modern Europe. KW - Literary History. KW - Early Modern/Renaissance Literature. KW - Gender Studies. KW - Theatre History. KW - Psychology, Sexual KW - Sex KW - Sexual behavior, Psychology of KW - Sexual psychology KW - Sensuality KW - Social theory KW - Social sciences KW - Modern literature KW - Arts, Modern KW - Appraisal of books KW - Books KW - Evaluation of literature KW - Criticism KW - Literary style KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Sex identity (Gender identity) KW - Sexual identity (Gender identity) KW - Identity (Psychology) KW - Sex (Psychology) KW - Queer theory KW - Expression, Gender KW - Sex role KW - History—1492-. KW - History and criticism. KW - Psychological aspects KW - Appraisal KW - Evaluation KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Characters KW - Queens. KW - Šekspir, Vil'jam KW - Europe-History-1492-. KW - Literature-History and criticism. KW - Theater-History. KW - Europe—History—1492-. KW - Literature—History and criticism. KW - Theater—History. KW - European literature KW - Sex. KW - Early Modern and Renaissance Literature. KW - Gender (Sex) KW - Human beings KW - Human sexuality KW - Sex (Gender) KW - Sexual behavior KW - Sexual practices KW - Sexuality KW - Sexology KW - Literature, Renaissance KW - Renaissance literature KW - Literature, Modern KW - Gay culture Europe KW - History KW - 1492-. KW - Renaissance, 1450-1600. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33058816 AB - Of Shakespeare’s thirty-seven plays, fifteen include queens. This collection gives these characters their due as powerful early modern women and agents of change, bringing together new perspectives from scholars of literature, history, theater, and the fine arts. Essays span Shakespeare’s career and cover a range of famous and lesser-known queens, from the furious Margaret of Anjou in the Henry VI plays to the quietly powerful Hermione in The Winter’s Tale; from vengeful Tamora in Titus Andronicus to Lady Macbeth. Early chapters situate readers in the critical concerns underpinning any discussion of Shakespeare and queenship: the ambiguous figure of Elizabeth I, and the knotty issue of gender presentation. The focus then moves to analysis of issues such as motherhood, intertextuality, and contemporary political contexts; close readings of individual plays; and investigations of rhetoric and theatricality. Featuring twenty-five chapters with a rich variety of themes and methodologies, this handbook is an invaluable reference for students and scholars, and a unique addition to the fields of Shakespeare and queenship studies. ER -