Roman Shakespeare: Warriors, Wounds, and Women (Feminist Readings of Shakespeare)

In the first full-length study of Shakespeare's Roman plays, Coppélia Kahn brings to these texts a startling, critical perspective which interrogates the gender ideologies lurking behind 'Roman virtue'. Plays featured include: • Titus Andronicus • Julius Caesar • Antony and Cleopatra • Coriolanus • Cymbeline Setting the Roman works in the dual context of the popular theatre and Renaissance humanism, the author identifies new sources which she analyzes from a historicised feminist perspective. Roman Shakespeare is written in an accessible style and will appeal to scholars and students of Shakespeare and those interested in feminist theory, as well as classicists. In the first full-length study of Shakespeare's Roman plays, Coppélia Kahn brings to these texts a startling, critical perspective which interrogates the gender ideologies lurking behind 'Roman virtue'. Plays featured include: * Titus Andronicus * Julius Caesar * Antony and Cleopatra * Coriolanus * Cymbeline Setting the Roman works in the dual context of the popular theatre and Renaissance humanism, the author identifies new sources which she analyzes from a historicized feminist perspective. Roman Shakespeare is written in an accessible style and will appeal to scholars and students of Shakespeare and those interested in feminist theory, as well as Classicists In the first full-length study of Shakespeare's Roman plays, Coppelia Kahn brings to these texts a startling, critical perspective which interrogates the gender ideologies lurking behind 'Roman virtue' Plays featured * Titus Andronicus * Julius Caesar * Antony and Cleopatra * Coriolanus * Cymbeline Setting the Roman works in the dual context of the popular theatre and Renaissance humanism, the author identifies new sources which she analyzes from a historicised feminist perspective. Roman Shakespeare is written in an accessible style and will appeal to scholars and students of Shakespeare and those interested in feminist theory, as well as classicists. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of plates......Page 12 Series editor's preface......Page 14 Acknowledgements......Page 18 ROMAN VIRTUE ON ENGLISH STAGES......Page 20 THE SEXUAL POLITICS OF SUBJECTIVITY IN LUCRECE......Page 46 THE DAUGHTER'S SEDUCTION IN TITUS ANDRONICUS, OR, WRITING IS THE BEST REVENGE......Page 65 METTLE AND MELTING SPIRITS IN JULIUS CAESAR......Page 96 ANTONY'S WOUND......Page 129 MOTHER OF BATTLES: VOLUMNIA AND HER SON IN CORIOLANUS......Page 163 POSTSCRIPT: CYMBELINE: PAYING TRIBUTE TO ROME......Page 179 Bibliography......Page 190 Index......Page 204 1. Roman Virtue On English Stages -- 2. The Sexual Politics Of Subjectivity In Lucrece -- 3. The Daughter's Seduction In Titus Andronicus, Or, Writing Is The Best Revenge -- 4. Mettle And Melting Spirits In Julius Caesar -- 5. Antony's Wound -- 6. Mother Of Battles: Volumnia And Her Son In Coriolanus -- Postscript: Cymbeline: Paying Tribute To Rome. Coppélia Kahn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 171-184) And Index. Annotation The first full-length study of Shakespeare's Roman plays offers fresh, detailed readings and identifies new sources which are analyzed from a historical feminist perspective. In 1765, when Samuel Johnson wrote the word "men" in the statement quoted above, he meant it in the sense of humankind, human beings - but at the same time, he meant males.