Medusa's mirrors : Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, and the metamorphosis of the female self /

Medusa's mirrors : Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, and the metamorphosis of the female self /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, Julia M., 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Newark : London : University of Delaware Press ; Associated University Presses, c1998.
Subjects:
Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599 > Characters > Women.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Women.
Milton, John, > 1608-1674 > Characters > Women.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Women and literature > England > History > 16th century.
Women and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Femininity in literature.
Metamorphosis in literature.
Renaissance > England.
Women in literature.
Self in literature.
Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Construction and recognition of a female self
  • ch. 2. Chiasmus of perception
  • ch. 3. Elizabeth is Britomart is Elizabeth: this Sex which is not won
  • ch. 4. Cleopatra: the tain of the mirror
  • ch. 5. Eve: the first reflection
  • ch. 6. Mirrors of Medusa.

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