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Character in Shakespeare's The Tempest

Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is stranded. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: SycoraxA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Coletivo Sycorax: desdobramentos de práticas feministas de traduçãoInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Häxan SycoraxThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Silencing Sycorax: On African Colonial Discourse and the Unvoiced FemaleCited 43 times
  5. Go sideways: The TempestA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Ariel (The Tempest)A closely related topic

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