"She did make defect perfection"—The Perfection of the Female Monster: Shakespeare’s Cleopatra and the Querelle des Femmes

"She did make defect perfection" (Antony and Cleopatra 2.2.242): by this formula, Enobarbus sums up the essence of Cleopatra’s inimitable charm. Shakespeare’s Cleopatra is a study of women and women: in other words, Shakespeare’s Cleopatra is less fiction than an investigation of the other...

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Main Author: Stella, Massimo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Iter Press 2023
In: Renaissance and reformation
Year: 2023, Volume: 46, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 451-479
Further subjects:B Antony and Cleopatra
B Phallus
B Pucelle venimeuse
B Shakespeare
B Freud
B Lacan
B Querelle des femmes
B Feminine jouissance
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