{"product_id":"shakespeares-adolescents-age-gender-and-the-body-in-shakespearean-performance-and-early-modern-culture-paperback-1","title":"Shakespeare's Adolescents: Age, Gender and the Body in Shakespearean Performance and Early Modern Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Sparey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's adolescents examines the varied representation of adolescent characters in Shakespeare's plays. Using early modern medical knowledge and an understanding of contemporary theatrical practices, the book unpacks complexities that surrounded the cultural and theatrical representations of 'signs' associated with an individual's physical maturation. Each chapter explores the implications of different 'signs' of puberty, in verbal cues, facial adornments, vocal traits and body sizes, to illuminate how Shakespeare presents vibrant adolescent selves and stories.\u003cbr\u003eBy analysing female and male puberty together in its discussion of adolescence, Shakespeare's adolescents provides fresh insight into the age-based symmetry of early modern adolescent identities. The book uses the adolescent's state of transformation to illuminate how the unfixed nature of adolescence was valued in early modern culture and through Shakespeare's celebrated characters and actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines the varied representation of adolescent characters in Shakespeare's plays. Using early modern medical knowledge and an understanding of contemporary theatrical practices, the book unpacks complexities that surrounded the cultural and theatrical representations of 'signs' associated with an individual's physical maturation. Each chapter explores the implications of different 'signs' of puberty, in verbal cues, facial adornments, vocal traits, and body sizes, to illuminate how Shakespeare presents vibrant adolescent selves and stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By analysing female and male puberty together in its discussion of adolescence, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's adolescents \u003c\/i\u003eprovides fresh insight into the age-based symmetry of early modern adolescent identities. The book tracks how and where gendered difference becomes imposed upon bodily states, and uses the adolescent's state of transformation to illuminate how the unfixed nature of adolescence was valued in early modern culture and through Shakespeare's celebrated characters and actors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria Sparey is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at the University of Exeter\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801448997171,"sku":"9781526195371","price":83.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V_656eN-jq9781526195371_12d5d8ab-cf2d-450c-8ddb-c261700f7dea.webp?v=1785968894","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/shakespeares-adolescents-age-gender-and-the-body-in-shakespearean-performance-and-early-modern-culture-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}