Shakespeare's Sonnets: Critical EssaysJames Schiffer Shakespeare's Sonnets: Critical Essays is the essential Sonnets anthology for our time. This important collection focuses exclusively on contemporary criticism of the Sonnets, reprinting three highly influential essays from the past decade and including sixteen original analyses by leading scholars in the field. The contributors' diverse approaches range from the new historicism to the new bibliography, from formalism to feminism, from reception theory to cultural materialism, and from biographical criticism to queer theory. In addition, James Schiffer's introduction offers a comprehensive survey of 400 years of criticism of these fascinating, enigmatic poems. |
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... as well as original essays written for the col- lection . In selecting essays , editors have chosen works that are representa- tive of a given age and critical approach . Striving for accurate historical rep- resentation , editors ...
... as well as original essays written for the col- lection . In selecting essays , editors have chosen works that are representa- tive of a given age and critical approach . Striving for accurate historical rep- resentation , editors ...
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... as well as land- mark productions in English . Consisting of more than reviews of specific productions , this section also contains a variety of theatre documents , in- cluding interpretations written for a particular volume by notable ...
... as well as land- mark productions in English . Consisting of more than reviews of specific productions , this section also contains a variety of theatre documents , in- cluding interpretations written for a particular volume by notable ...
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... aswell as to Margaret Kieckheferof theLibrary of Congress's Photoduplication Department. While atthe Folger Iprofited from manystimulating discussionsabout theSonnets(and many other matters) with Valerie Traub, RichardA. Levin,BruceR ...
... aswell as to Margaret Kieckheferof theLibrary of Congress's Photoduplication Department. While atthe Folger Iprofited from manystimulating discussionsabout theSonnets(and many other matters) with Valerie Traub, RichardA. Levin,BruceR ...
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... the writings of approximately eighty authors , from Francis Meres ( 1598 ) to John Kerrigan ( 1986 ) . It was to avoid overlap with these two anthologies as well as several earlier ones - that the Preface Part I: Introduction.
... the writings of approximately eighty authors , from Francis Meres ( 1598 ) to John Kerrigan ( 1986 ) . It was to avoid overlap with these two anthologies as well as several earlier ones - that the Preface Part I: Introduction.
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... as well as the high quality of work being done today on these fascinating poems . These contributors , some in disagreement with others in the volume , address an exciting range of topics , from Shakespeare's relation to Petrarch to ...
... as well as the high quality of work being done today on these fascinating poems . These contributors , some in disagreement with others in the volume , address an exciting range of topics , from Shakespeare's relation to Petrarch to ...
Contents
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Shakespeares Sonnets and the Economy | 63 |
Sodomy Reproduction and Signification | 68 |
The Sexing of Shakespeares | 75 |
The Scandal of Shakespeares Sonnets 1994 | 89 |
The Politics | 113 |
The Silent Speech of Shakespeares Sonnets 1998 | 135 |
Shakespeares Petrarchism | 163 |
Whats the Use? Or The Problematic of Economy | 263 |
Texts and Contexts | 285 |
Shakespeares Sonnets | 305 |
The Reproduction of Coercion and Blot | 325 |
Shakespeares Sonnets and Early | 347 |
Shakespeares Dark Lady as | 369 |
Reconsidering The Portrait of Mr W | 391 |
On the Sexual Politics | 411 |
Lars Engle | 185 |
Storing Loss in the Sonnets | 199 |
Politics Heresy and Martyrdom in Shakespeares Sonnet 124 | 219 |
Christian Figurality and Shakespeares | 241 |
Valerie Traub | 431 |
Shakespeares Sonnets and | 455 |
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