Shakespeare / Sex Contemporary Readings in Gender and Sexuality

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Synopsis

Shakespeare / Sex interrogates the relationship between Shakespeare and sex by 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, such as medical science, rape culture, the environment, disability, religion, childhood sexuality, race, homoeroticism and trans bodies.The 12 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.

Book details

Series:
Arden Shakespeare Intersections
Author:
Lucy Munro, Gordon McMullan, Farah Karim Cooper, Sonia Massai
ISBN:
9781350108561
Related ISBNs:
9781350108554
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
344
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-11-12
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2020
Copyright by:
Jennifer Drouin and contributors, 2 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction, Reference