MARITIME FANTASIES AND GENDER SPACE IN THREE SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDIES
MARITIME FANTASIES AND GENDER SPACE IN THREE SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDIES
Author(s): Wai Fong CheangSubject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Shakespeare; maritime space; gender; Twelfth Night; The Tempest; The Merchant of Venice
Summary/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.
Journal: Gender Studies
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 39-57
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English