Shakespeare, Tragedy and Menopause

The Anxious Womb

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Victoria L. McMahon

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Shakespeare was not only aware of the socio-cultural fears and anxieties generated by the older woman’s body but with the characterization of his tragic ageing females, Shakespeare becomes the first literary giant to explore the physiological and psychosocial condition that we have come to know as ‘menopause’.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-10-13
Mått148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt421 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Shakespeare Studies
Antal sidor303
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031272066

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Born and raised in Warwickshire, Dr. V. L. McMahon holds advanced degrees in Education, English, and Theatre. As an arts educator for over thirty years, McMahon has written, taught, and implemented Drama and English curricula in Canada’s public school system. Having lectured in the Faculties of Theatre and English at the University of Winnipeg, Canada, McMahon is also an actor, director, playwright, and dramaturge and holds a PhD from the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK.