Overview
- A major new study of Shakespeare by a leading critic
Attractively produced with 0 illustrations
First time in paperback edition for wellreceived trade hardback
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About this book
In a harsh, uncaring world the family is valued as a source of warmth and stability. At the same time, we are increasingly compelled to recognize that families can be oppressive both physically and emotionally. Now for the first time in paperback, Catherine Belsey's richly illustrated account of Shakespeare's plays, in conjunction with early modern images of Adam and Eve, locates the construction of family values in cultural history and politics. She shows the pleasures and anxieties generated in the period by the domestication of desire, parental love and cruelty and the relations between siblings - and discusses how Shakespeare's plays explore these themes.
About the author
CATHERINE BELSEY is a distinguished literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. She is Chair of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory at the University of Wales, Cardiff.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shakespeare and the Loss of Eden
Book Subtitle: The Construction of Family Values in Early Modern Culture
Authors: Catherine Belsey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15047-2
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Catherine Belsey 1999
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 224
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave