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SHAKESPEARE'S
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW |
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Penguin Critical Studies
Penguin, London 1995 |
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Fortunately for us, Stevie Davies makes no
excuses for Shakespeare in this provocative, scholarly and
challenging reading of The Taming of the Shrew. In
refusing to view the play simply as a light-hearted romp,
or as an ironic attack on the misogyny it merely appears to
endorse, she engages brilliantly with the raw, reactionary
sex war The Shrew embodies. She explores the moral
and political history of the 'scold' and of the taming imagery
of falconry in Elizabethan culture. She draws our attention
to the enlightened portrayals of women elsewhere in Shakespeare's
plays and makes illuminating reference to productions of The
Shrew and to contemporary critical comment. In doing so,
she provides an outstanding critique of one of Shakespeare's
most difficult and discomforting comedies. |
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