Shakespeare's visionary women /

Shakespeare's visionary women, usually confined to the periphery, claim centre stage to voice their sleeping and waking dreams. These women recount their visions through acts of rhetoric, designed to persuade and, crucially, to directly intervene in political action. The visions discussed in th...

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Main Author: Wright, Laura Jayne (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance,
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