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Homosexual Desire in Shakespeare´s England
Bruce R. Smith
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Description for Homosexual Desire in Shakespeare´s England
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; DSGS; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
In the most comprehensive study yet of homosexuality in the English Renaissance, Bruce R. Smith examines and rejects the assessments of homosexual acts in moral philosophy, laws, and medical books in favor of a poetics of homosexual desire. Smith isolates six different "myths" from classical literature and discusses each in relation to a particular Renaissance literary genre and to a particular part of the social structure of early modern England. Smith's new Preface places his work in the context of the continuing controversies in gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies.
"The best single analysis of the homoerotic element in Renaissance ... Read more
In the most comprehensive study yet of homosexuality in the English Renaissance, Bruce R. Smith examines and rejects the assessments of homosexual acts in moral philosophy, laws, and medical books in favor of a poetics of homosexual desire. Smith isolates six different "myths" from classical literature and discusses each in relation to a particular Renaissance literary genre and to a particular part of the social structure of early modern England. Smith's new Preface places his work in the context of the continuing controversies in gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies.
"The best single analysis of the homoerotic element in Renaissance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226763668
SKU
V9780226763668
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