Shakespeare/sex : contemporary readings in gender and sexuality /
Shakespeare/Sex interrogates the relationship between Shakespeare and sex, challenging readers to consider Shakespeare's texts in light of the most recent theoretical approaches to gender and sexuality studies. It takes as its premise that gender and sexuality studies are key to any interpretat...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Arden Shakespeare,
[2020]
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| Series: | Arden Shakespeare intersections.
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| Summary: | Shakespeare/Sex interrogates the relationship between Shakespeare and sex, challenging readers to consider Shakespeare's texts in light of the most recent theoretical approaches to gender and sexuality studies. It takes as its premise that gender and sexuality studies are key to any interpretation of Shakespeare, be it his texts and their historical contexts, contemporary stage and cinematic productions, or adaptations from the Restoration to the present day. Approaching 'sex' from four main perspectives, heterosexuality, third-wave intersectional feminism, queer studies and trans studies, this book tackles a number of hot topics for both Shakespearean scholars and the public at large, such as medical science, rape culture, the environment, disability, religion, childhood sexuality, race, homoeroticism and trans bodies. The twelve essays range across Shakespeare's poems and plays, including the Sonnets and The Rape of Lucrece, Coriolanus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Measure for Measure, Richard III and The Two Noble Kinsmen. Encouraged to push the envelope, contributors to this essay collection open new avenues of inquiry for the study of gender and sexuality in Shakespeare. |
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| Physical Description: | xim 326 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [290]-322) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350108554 1350108553 |