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Article: Transgressions of the Feminine: Tragedy, Enlightenment and the Figure of Woman in Classical German Drama.(Review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- April 1, 1999
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Transgressions of the Feminine: Tragedy, Enlightenment and the Figure of Woman in Classical German Drama. By CATHERINE E. RIGBY. Heidelberg: Winter. 1996. vii + 270 pp. DM 42.
This study is based on a much extended doctoral dissertation. Extra years taken to mull over and extend that limited compass have in this case undoubtedly led to a fuller, more comprehensive study. But at the same time theoretical accretions and new perspectives attained over the intervening years have made for an approach that at times is confusing, as theory of tragedy, critical social theory, literary analysis, women's history, and feminist theory all jostle for position.
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