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Shakespeare's 'Whores'

Erotics, Politics, and Poetics

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Kay Stanton

    1. California State University, Fullerton, USA

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies (PASHST)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: ‘Am I that name’?

    • Kay Stanton
    Pages 1-15

  3. ‘Made to write “whore” upon?’: Male and Female Use of the Word ‘Whore’

    • Kay Stanton
    Pages 16-42

  4. ‘Enough to make a whore forswear her trade’: Prostitution as Woman’s ‘Oldest Profession’

    • Kay Stanton
    Pages 43-68

  5. The Heroic Tragedy of Cleopatra: The ‘Prostitute Queen’

    • Kay Stanton
    Pages 69-114

  6. Female Erotic Passion: Toward Sex As You Like It

    • Kay Stanton
    Pages 115-134

  7. Venus: Mother of All ‘Whores’

    • Kay Stanton
    Pages 135-148

  8. Stripping Shakespeare’s ‘Whores’

    • Kay Stanton
    Pages 149-158

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 159-191
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About this book

Shakespeare's 'Whores' studies each use of the word 'whore' in Shakespeare's canon, focusing especially on the positive personal and social effects of female sexuality, as represented in several major female characters, from the goddess Venus, to the queen Cleopatra, to the cross-dressing Rosalind, and many others.

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"...playful, conversational, and excellent". Roland Greene, SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

Authors and Affiliations

  • California State University, Fullerton, USA

    Kay Stanton

About the author

Kay Stanton is Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton, USA. A Shakespeare specialist, she has presented papers at over 90 professional conferences, in 12 countries, and has authored over 30 articles and book chapters, published in leading reference works such as The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare and A Feminist Companion to Shakespeare.

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