Shakespeare's domestic economies : gender and property in early modern England /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Korda, Natasha
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2002]
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Views on sex role. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Women. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Views on property. House furnishings in literature. Housekeeping in literature. Property in literature. Sex role in literature. Women in literature.

Table of Contents:

Housekeeping and household stuff
Household Kates : domesticating commodities in The taming of the shrew
Judicious Oeillades : supervising marital property in The merry wives of Windsor
The tragedy of the handkerchief : female paraphernalia and the properties of jealousy in Othello
Isabella's rule : singlewomen and the properties of poverty in Measure for measure.