Sexuality in the comedies of William Shakespeare /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Thompson, Stephen P., 1953- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014]
Series:	Social issues in literature.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Comedies > Juvenile literature. Sex in literature > Juvenile literature. Love in literature > Juvenile literature. Marriage in literature > Juvenile literature. Sex role in literature > Juvenile literature. Sex differences (Psychology) > Juvenile literature. Sexual orientation in literature > Juvenile literature. Courtship in literature > Juvenile literature. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Sexuality & Pregnancy. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. Courtship in literature. Humorous plays. Love in literature. Marriage in literature. Sex differences (Psychology) Sex in literature. Sex role in literature. Sexual orientation in literature. Juvenile works.

Table of Contents:

1. Background on William Shakespeare. The life of Shakespeare / David Scott Kastan
The ambiguous sexuality of Shakespeare's sonnets / Robert Matz
2. Sexuality in Shakespeare's comedies. Shakespeare's ideas on sex and gender / David Bevington
Love and courtship / Catherine Bates
Sexual tension in The Taming of the Shrew / Maurice Charney
The power of passionate love in A Midsummer Night's Dream / Alexander Leggatt
Sexual anxiety in Much Ado About Nothing / Carol Thomas Neely
Much Ado About Nothing / Michael Mangan
Cross-dressing and courtship in As You Like It / Penny Gay
Sexuality and the law in Measure for Measure / Bernice W. Kliman and Laury Magnus
3. Sexuality in the twenty-first century. Social media and choices in relationships / Jill Filipovic
The "choice" myth about sexual orientation / Ryan C. Ebersole
The decline of romantic comedies in American film / Christopher Orr
Modern myths about sex differences / Agustin Fuentes.