Women and Revenge in Shakespeare: Gender, Genre, and Ethics

By questioning whether there can be virtue in vengeance and whether women do ethical work when they seek revenge, Tassi (English, U. of Nebraska-Kearny) finds intriguing avenues of investigation. She looks a several plays (e.g. Hamlet, Titus Andronicus, The Merchant of Venice, and The Merry Wives of Windsor, among others to study feminine vindication, revenge, female friendship, moral rebuke, and the vindictive passions. The book is distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)