Old, Bold and Won’t Be Told
Shakespeare’s Amazing Ageing Ladies
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | Yvonne Oram | ISBN: | 9780857282156 |
| Publisher: | Anthem Press | Publication: | June 15, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Union Bridge Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Yvonne Oram |
| ISBN: | 9780857282156 |
| Publisher: | Anthem Press |
| Publication: | June 15, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Union Bridge Books |
| Language: | English |
Old women in Early Modern plays are stereotypically presented as ugly, randy, mouthy, mad. So Shakespeare is rare among dramatists of the day for his lively and empowering depictions of ageing ladies. This well-researched, accessible book looks at the way his old women subvert the stereotypes. There is particular focus on Paulina in The Winter’s Tale as a uniquely powerful old woman.
Old women in Early Modern plays are stereotypically presented as ugly, randy, mouthy, mad. So Shakespeare is rare among dramatists of the day for his lively and empowering depictions of ageing ladies. This well-researched, accessible book looks at the way his old women subvert the stereotypes. There is particular focus on Paulina in The Winter’s Tale as a uniquely powerful old woman.
