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 / Janet Adelman.

"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."--Publisher's description.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adelman, Janet.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 1992.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge and learning.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Mothers.
Psychology.
Domestic drama, English > History and criticism.
Masculinity in literature.
Mothers and sons in literature.
Psychoanalysis and literature > England.
Drama > Psychological aspects.
Human body in literature.
Fantasy in literature.

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Call Number: PR3065 .A37 1991
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