Shakespeare / Sex: Contemporary Readings in Gender and Sexuality
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Shakespeare / Sex: Contemporary Readings in Gender and Sexuality
By (Author) Jennifer Drouin
Series edited by Dr. Farah Karim Cooper
Series edited by Professor Gordon McMullan
Series edited by Lucy Munro
Series edited by Professor Sonia Massai
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Arden Shakespeare
12th November 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Literary studies: general
Literary reference works
822.33
Physical Properties
Hardback
344
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
653g
Description
Shakespeare / Sex interrogates the relationship between Shakespeare and sex by challenging readers to consider Shakespeares 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 range of key topics, such as medical science, rape culture, the environment, disability, religion, childhood sexuality, race, homoeroticism and trans bodies. The 12 essays range across Shakespeares poems and plays, including the Sonnets and The Rape of Lucrece, Coriolanus, A Midsummer Nights 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.
Author Bio
Jennifer Drouin is the author of Shakespeare in Qubec: Nation, Gender, and Adaptation (2014) as well as numerous essays on early modern gender and sexuality and contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare.
