Suffocating Mothers : Fantasies of Maternal Origin in Shakespeare's Plays, Hamlet to the Tempest

Suffocating Mothers : Fantasies of Maternal Origin in Shakespeare's Plays, Hamlet to the Tempest

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Publisher's Synopsis

An original reading of Shakespeare's plays illuminating his negotiations with mothers, present and absent, and tracing the genesis of Shakespearean tragedy and romance to a psychologized version of the Fall.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780415900393
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
DEWEY: 822.33
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 392
Weight: 598g
Height: 230mm
Width: 162mm
Spine width: 30mm