THE SEA AND WOMEN IN SHAKESPEARE’S FIRST TETRALOGY

• Authors: Wai Fong Cheang
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The garden is a powerful imagery in Shakespeare history plays, yet the sea also plays an important role. By discussing episodes and metaphors related to the sea in Shakespeare’s first tetralogy, this paper aims to demonstrate Shakespeare’s macro-spatial perspective of England as an island, whose history is influenced by elements on and across the sea. The paper also examines Shakespeare’s dramatization of women’s interconnections with the sea. It attempts to contextualize Shakespeare’s dramatic representation of the sea and of women within English Renaissance maritime culture.

Keywords

EN

history plays; maritime culture; sea; Shakespeare; women

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Gender Studies
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 68-92

Dates

published

2013-12-01

online

2014-02-14

Contributors

author

Wai Fong Cheang

• Chang Gung University, Taiwan 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan,Taiwan

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/genst-2013-0005