446 Pages
by
Routledge
446 Pages
by
Routledge
448 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first collection of critical essays devoted exclusively to Shakespeare's first published work, his long narrative poem Venus and Adonis which established his reputation as the literary darling of London and the heir of Ovid. Particularly important is the book's coverage of the little-known presence of Venus and Adonis on stage.A substantial introduction of 65 pagessurveys the... Read more
Venus and/or Adonis Among the Critics, Philip C. Kolin * Lo, in this hollow cradle take thy rest: Sexual Conflict and Resolution in Venus and Adonis, Robert P. Merrix * Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis: A Lacanian Tragicomedy of Desire, James Schiffer * Pining Their Maws: Female Readers and the Erotic Ontology of the Text in Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis, Richard Halpern * Picturing Venus and Adonis: Shakespeare and The Artists, Georgianna Ziegler * Wriothesley's Resistance: Wardship Practices, and Ovidian Narratives in Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis , Patrick M. Murphy * Venus as Praeceptor: The Ars Amatoria in Venus and Adonis, M.L. Stapleton * Almeida: Venus and Lucrece, Betty Caplan * Venus and Adonis: An Early Account of Sexual Harassment, Joseph Wortis, M.D. * A chronological Bibliograph of Scholarship..., Philip C. Kolin
Biography
Philip C. Kolin
"Unlike so much contemporary literary criticism, which is turgid and obfuscatory, these essays are amazingly clear, easy, and pleasurable to read." Choice
"...enlightening and useful, providing a solid grounding in the poem's critical heritage while offering numerous avenues for further exploration. [T]his collection is a welcome addition to the expanding canon of Shakespearean criticism." Sixteenth Century Journal
"Will please expert scholars." Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance
