Provider: World Shakespeare Bibliography https://www.worldshakesbib.org Database: WSB Content: text/plain; charset="utf-8" TY - JOUR VL - 3 IS - no. 3 T2 - Text Matters SP - 88-101 ID - bbbc2091a T1 - "Eroticism--Politics--Identity: The Case of Richard III" AU - Kizelbach, Urszula PY - 2013 DA - 2026 DO - 10.2478/texmat-2013-0028 LA - English AB - While employing "Georges Bataille's theory of eroticism and erotic desire," argues that Richard III is a tragic figure who attempts to overcome his physical deformity by using "his sexuality towards Anne to boost his self-esteem" in Act 1 Scene 2. English summary, 88. ER -