Re-visioning Lear's daughters : testing feminist criticism and theory /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kordecki, Lesley Catherine, 1951-
Other Authors:	Koskinen, Karla, 1955-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > King Lear. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Women. Feminist literary criticism. Fathers and daughters in literature. Sisters in literature. Sibling rivalry in literature. Misogyny in literature. Patriarchy in literature.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: the problem with Lear
The trial : Goneril, politician and appeaser (Act 1, Scene 1)
The trial : Regan, soldier and enabler (Act 1, Scene 1)
The trial : Cordelia, heir apparent and zealot (Act 1, Scene 1)
Goneril makes her stand : queen and mother (Act 1, Scenes 3 and 4)
The sisters unite : kingship and kinship (Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2)
Regan and torture : abuser and abused (Act 3, Scene 7)
The sisters and Edmund : agency and sexuality (Act 4, Scenes 2 and 4 (q 4.5))
Cordelia returns : sinner and saint (Act 4, Scenes 3 (q 4.4) and 7)
Homeland security : defeat and denial (Act 5, Scenes 1, 2, and 3 (Cordelia))
Patriarchy restored : duplicity and death (Act 5, Scene 3 (Goneril and Regan)).