Women of will: following the feminine in Shakespeare's plays
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Physical Desc:
xvii, 312 pages ; 25 cm.
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Arden-Dimick
822.33 DP119 2015
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822.33 DP119 2015
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822.33 DP119 2015
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From one of the country's foremost experts on Shakespeare and theatre arts, actor, director, and master teacher Tina Packer offers an exploration—fierce, funny, fearless—of the women of Shakespeare's plays. A profound, and profoundly illuminating, book that gives us the playwright's changing understanding of the feminine and reveals some of his deepest insights. Packer, with expert grasp and perception, constructs a radically different understanding of power, sexuality, and redemption.
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Book
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First edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307700391, 0307700399
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
From one of the country's foremost experts on Shakespeare and theatre arts, actor, director, and master teacher Tina Packer offers an exploration—fierce, funny, fearless—of the women of Shakespeare's plays. A profound, and profoundly illuminating, book that gives us the playwright's changing understanding of the feminine and reveals some of his deepest insights. Packer, with expert grasp and perception, constructs a radically different understanding of power, sexuality, and redemption.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Packer, T. (2015). Women of will: following the feminine in Shakespeare's plays. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Packer, Tina, 1938-. 2015. Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare's Plays. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Packer, Tina, 1938-, Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare's Plays. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Packer, Tina. Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare's Plays. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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