Decapitation and Disgorgement. The Female Body's Text in Early Modern English Drama and Poetry.

Name: Decapitation and Disgorgement. The Female Body's Text in Early Modern English Drama and Poetry.
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This book brings the ideas of French feminist Hélène Cixous to bear on a number of Early Modern English texts. The female characters of Mariam from Elizabeth Cary's The Tragedy of Mariam, Lavinia from William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus as well as John Milton's Eve in Paradise Lost and the poetic voice of Isabella Whitney are investigated through the application of Cixous's theories of figurative decapitation and disgorgement. The author examines the creation of a unique discourse through the blending of what is stereotypically referred to as "female text" with "male discourse," which results in what Cixous would call "bisexual discourse."

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 180
Publisher:: ibidem
Publication Date:: 2007-10-22
Release Date:: 2007-11-19
ISBN / EAN:: 9783898216050
Weight:: 241 g
Dimensions:: 148/210/10 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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