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The Taming of the Shrew – Sexist drivel or a play for our time?

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As social politics continue to change with gathering speed, works of literature have to catch up or fall by the wayside. The plays of Shakespeare, written in a very different age from our own, must be scrutinised. Does this play, a notorious battle of the sexes, pass the test? Sheldrake thinks so.

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Posted in Podcasts and tagged Anti-Feminism, Audience, Baptista, Bianca, Comedy, Feminism, Genre, Globe Theatre, Katherina, Literary Criticism, Lucentio, Marriage, Misogyny, Money, Performance, Performance Criticism, Petruchio, podcast, Politics, Sexism, Sexist drivel or a play for our time?, Shakespeare, Sheldrake, Sheldrake on Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Tragedy, Women on May 31, 2014 by James Sheldrake. 4 Comments
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