Old, Bold and Won't Be Told: Shakespeare's Amazing Ageing Ladies by Yvonne Oram

Old, Bold and Won't Be Told: Shakespeare's Amazing Ageing Ladies

Yvonne Oram

146 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

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Old women in Early Modern plays are stereotypically presented as ugly, randy, mouthy, mad. So Shakespeare is rare among dramatists of the day for his lively and empowering depictions of ageing ladies. This well-researched, accessible book looks at...

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