A study of tragedies, comedies, romances, and histories, this book examines the dynamic interplay of three concepts-gender, text, and habitat-as metaphors for cross-cultural definition. De Sousa argues that by refashioning stage aliens such as Jews, Moors, Amazons, and gypsies, Shakespeare interrogates a Eurocentric perspective and the caricatures cultures create of one another. Writing in an accessible, compelling style, de Sousa recovers a wealth...
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