Books by Philippa Berry

In this text, the author Philippa Berry rewrites critical perceptions of death in Shakespeare's tragedies from a feminist perspective, drawing on feminist theory, postmodern thought and queer theory.

Through a reading of key texts by Lyly, Raleigh, Chapman, Shakespeare and Spenser, Berry explores the themes of sexuality and politics, classical myth and Neo-Platonic mysticism which became associated with Elizabeth I.