 | She Hath Been Reading: Women and Shakespeare Clubs in America Subjects: Shakespeare William 1564–1616 -- Appreciation -- United States -- History; Shakespeare William 1564–1616 -- Societies etc; Book clubs (Discussion groups) -- United States -- History; Women -- United States -- Societies and clubs -- History; Women --; In the late nineteenth century hundreds of clubs formed across the United States devoted to the reading of Shakespeare. Katherine West Scheil uncovers this hidden layer of intellectual activity that flourished in American society. Katherine West Scheil is Associate Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of The Taste of the Town: Shakespearian Comedy and the Early Eighteenth-Century Theater and coeditor of Shakespeare/Adaptation/Modern Drama. |
