<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Since The Taming of the Shrew is a particularly ambiguous play, its interpretation is predictably vulnerable to ideological excesses. The author argues that feminist criticism often exploits rather than explains the text, illustrates the techniques that are typically employed in slanting its meaning, and compares various interpretations in order to highlight a pervasive set of premises defined as ‘orthodoxy’.</p></abstract>

Since The Taming of the Shrew is a particularly ambiguous play, its interpretation is predictably vulnerable to ideological excesses. The author argues that feminist criticism often exploits rather than explains the text, illustrates the techniques that are typically employed in slanting its meaning, and compares various interpretations in order to highlight a pervasive set of premises defined as ‘orthodoxy’.

Feminist Orthodoxy and Shakespeare’s <italic>Shrew</italic>

Gender Studies

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Since The Taming of the Shrew is a particularly ambiguous play, its interpretation is predictably vulnerable to ideological excesses. The author argues that...

Feminist Orthodoxy and Shakespeare’s Shrew

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2020

Pagine: 16 - 28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2021-0002

Parole chiave
Shakespeare, hermeneutics, feminism, ideology, meta-criticism

© 2020 Vlad Răzniceanu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Feminist Orthodoxy and Shakespeare’s Shrew

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2020

Pagine: 16 - 28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2021-0002

Parole chiaveShakespeare, hermeneutics, feminism, ideology, meta-criticism

© 2020 Vlad Răzniceanu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
Shakespeare, hermeneutics, feminism, ideology, meta-criticism