Wanton Eyes and Chaste Desires
| Author | : Sheila T. Cavanagh |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1994-09-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0253208890 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780253208897 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (897 Downloads) |
Download or read book Wanton Eyes and Chaste Desires written by Sheila T. Cavanagh and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1994-09-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . very readable, lucid, intriguing study . . . " —Spenser Newsletter " . . . a very thoroughgoing inventory of the cruel male fantasies and nightmares imposed on . . . female-gendered figures . . . " —Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 "Cavanagh has managed to give an almost entirely new reading of [The Faerie Queene]; it is the first feminist rereading of the entire epic, and it reshapes the contours of the huge poem in often startling and remarkable ways." —Maureen Quilligan, University of Pennsylvania
