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Author Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023

Title The tainted muse : prejudice and presumption in Shakespeare and his time / Robert Brustein.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2009]
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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  822.33 B83    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  828 S527YBRUS    Check Shelf
Description vii, 280 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268) and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters.
Prejudices in literature.
Misogyny in literature.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
ISBN 9780300115765 cloth alkaline paper
0300115768 cloth alkaline paper
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