Old, Bold and Won't Be Told (eBook, ePUB)
Shakespeare's Amazing Ageing Ladies
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Thoroughly researched and accessible, 'Old, Bold and Won't Be Told' considers closely Shakespeare's development of his older female characters, who defy conventional stereotypes and act with power, influence and creativity. Shakespeare refers to standard characteristics of the ageing woman her loss of looks, 'inappropriate' sexuality, flouting of male governance and inability to hold her tongue but, unlike his contemporaries, also further develops and celebrates the strength and importance of this figure.Shakespeare's most notable older woman is Paulina in 'The Winter's Tale', the only older w...
Thoroughly researched and accessible, 'Old, Bold and Won't Be Told' considers closely Shakespeare's development of his older female characters, who defy conventional stereotypes and act with power, influence and creativity. Shakespeare refers to standard characteristics of the ageing woman her loss of looks, 'inappropriate' sexuality, flouting of male governance and inability to hold her tongue but, unlike his contemporaries, also further develops and celebrates the strength and importance of this figure.
Shakespeare's most notable older woman is Paulina in 'The Winter's Tale', the only older woman in early modern drama who is still vocal and powerful at the end of a play a play which owes its conclusion to her directorial creativity. Through her, Shakespeare highlights the importance of the old woman to family and society. The study also explores other rich examples of Shakespeare's developed older women, including Queen Katherine ('Henry VIII'), Volumnia ('Coriolanus') and Queen Gertrude ('Hamlet').
Shakespeare's most notable older woman is Paulina in 'The Winter's Tale', the only older woman in early modern drama who is still vocal and powerful at the end of a play a play which owes its conclusion to her directorial creativity. Through her, Shakespeare highlights the importance of the old woman to family and society. The study also explores other rich examples of Shakespeare's developed older women, including Queen Katherine ('Henry VIII'), Volumnia ('Coriolanus') and Queen Gertrude ('Hamlet').
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