The feminine reclaimed : the idea of woman in Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton /

Show other versions (1)

The Feminine Reclaimed breaks new ground in the field of Renaissance scholarship. Stevie Davies considers the feminine principle as it was developed through the humanist and Neoplatonic revival of ancient classical learning and from this perspective approaches the major works of the three great lite...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davies, Stevie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [1986]
Subjects:
Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599 > Characters > Women.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Women.
Milton, John, > 1608-1674 > Characters > Women.
Milton, John, > 1608-1674
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599
1500-1700
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Renaissance > England.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Renaissance > Angleterre.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Early modern
Renaissance
Women in literature
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Note on Texts and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Spenser; The Four Graces; Britomart to Florimell; Diana and Venus; Art and Amoret; 3. Shakespeare; Hamnet and Judith; Isis and Ceres; Marina and Eleusis; The Temple of Demeter Hermion; Woman as Magus; 4. Milton; Deborah; The Muse and the Maenads; Mother Earth; Ceres and Proserpina; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

Similar Items