Maritime Fantasies and Gender Space in Three Shakespearean Comedies
By: Wai Fong Cheang
Open Access
|Feb 2013
Abstract
Laden with sea images, Shakespeare‘s plays dramatise the maritime fantasies of his time. This paper discusses the representation of maritime elements in Twelfth Night, The Tempest and The Merchant of Venice by relating them to gender and space issues. It focuses on Shakespeare‘s creation of maritime space as space of liberty for his female characters.
Language: English
Page range: 23 - 37
Published on: Feb 8, 2013
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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