In these essays, collected here for the first time, renowned critic Catherine Belsey puts theory to work in order to register Shakespeare's powers of seduction,

Finally, these assumptions lead to the corollary that such hierarchies are natural and immutable and not fashioned by critics.

Marxist cultural theory underlies much teaching and research in university departments of literature and has played a crucial role in the development of recent

In these essays, brought together here for the first time, world-renowned critic Catherine Belsey puts theory to work in order to register Shakespeare's powers

Shakespeare lived at a time when England was undergoing the revolution in ritual theory and practice we know as the English Reformation. With it came an unprece