Women and Revenge in Shakespeare

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 c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Marguerite A. Tassi is Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She received her BA degree from Columbia University, MA from the University of Virginia, and PhD from The Claremont Graduate School. She is the author of The Scandal of Images: Iconoclasm, Eroticism, and Painting in Early Modern English Drama (SUP).