..". an important volume for scholar and student alike, and atribute to the enduring contributions of its authors." -- RenaissanceQuarterly

"These thought-provoking essays run the gamut offeminist criticism on tragedy." -- ShakespeareQuarterly

"Highly recommended... " --Choice

These essays mount a powerful critique of the tragic heroas representative of the errors and sufferings of humankind. They come from avariety of perspectives -- including feminist new historicism, psychoanalysis, poststructuralism, and autobiographical criticism. While considering Shakespeare'searliest attempts at tragedy in Richard III and Titus Andronicus, this volume alsocovers the major tragic period, giving special attention to Othello.