Shakespeare, tragedy and menopause: the anxious womb
Auteur :
McMahon, Victoria L.
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783031272066
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2024
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Shakespeare was not only aware of the socio-cultural fears and anxieties generated by the older woman’s body but with the characterization of his tragic ageing females, Shakespeare becomes the first literary giant to explore the physiological and psychosocial condition that we have come to know as ‘menopause’.