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" Shakespeare on masculinity / "
Robin Headlam Wells.
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BL
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631147
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Wells, Robin Headlam.
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Shakespeare on masculinity /\ Robin Headlam Wells.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2000.
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xi, 249 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0521662044
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: 9780521662048
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-242) and index.
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| Contents
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1. The chivalric revival: Henry V and Troilus and Cressida -- 2. 'Tender and delicate prince': Hamlet -- 3. 'O these men, these men': Othello -- 4. 'Arms, and the Man': Macbeth -- 5. 'Flower of warriors': Coriolanus -- 6. ' Rarer action': The Tempest -- Afterword: historicism and 'presentism'.
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"Masculinity was a political issue in early modern England. Phrases such as 'courage-masculine' or 'manly virtue' took on a special meaning. As used by members of the Sidney-Essex faction, and later by admirers of the bellicose young Prince of Wales, they signified commitment to the ideals of militant Protestantism, Diplomacy and compromise were disparaged as 'feminine'.".
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"Shakespeare on Masculinity is an important and original study of the way Shakespeare's plays engage with a subject that provoked bitter public dispute. Robin Headlam Wells argues that Shakespeare took a sceptical view of the militant-Protestant cult of heroic masculinity. Following a series of portraits of the dangerously charismatic warrior-hero, Shakespeare turned at the end of his writing career to a different kind of leader. If the heroes of the martial tragedies evoke a Herculean ideal of manhood, The Tempest portrays a ruler who, Orpheus-like, uses the arts of civilization to bring peace to a divided world. Other plays receiving close readings include Henry V, Troilus and Cressida, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and Coriolanus."--BOOK JACKET.
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Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Characters-- Men.
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Masculinity in literature.
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Kings and rulers in literature.
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Heroes in literature.
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Men in literature.
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PR2992.M28W45 2000
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