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Shakespeare and Sexuality

Shakespeare and Sexuality

by Stanley Wells (Series Editor), Catherine M. S. Alexander (Editor)

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Synopsis

This volume draws together ten important essays which use a variety of approaches and materials to explore the significance of sexuality in Shakespeare's work. Some consider the erotic effect of Shakespeare's language in his use of metaphor and the transgressive riddle and pun. Others are concerned with expressions of desire (male, female, inter-racial, homosexual and heterosexual) in performance as well as text. A radical re-reading of Shakespeare's Sonnets shifts the sexual focus from a male lover to a black woman. The essays, many of which are reprinted from Shakespeare Survey, are introduced by Ann Thompson's freshly considered survey of the topic in recent criticism, and conclude with a new account by Celia Daileader of nudity in Shakespeare films.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 218
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 20 Sep 2001
ISBN 10: 0521804752
ISBN 13: 9780521804752
Book Overview: This book draws together ten important essays which explore the significance of sexuality in Shakespeare's work.

Media Reviews
'This is a skilfully edited volume that traverses a number of Shakespearian and non-Shakespearian texts, and offers a representative variety of different approaches to this perplexing topic. ... important contributions to a debate that shows no sign of abating.' Notes and Queries
...this volume should appeal to scholars because of its diverse critical methodologies and range of discussed plays. Sixteenth Century Journal
...all [of the essays] are stimulating. Ben Jonson Journal
Author Bio
Catherine M. S. Alexander is Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies, Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon and Research Fellow, University of Birmingham. She has written on eighteenth-century appropriations of Shakespeare and is the co-editor with Stanley Wells of Shakespeare and Race (Cambridge, 2000). Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor, University of Birmingham and Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. He is General Editor of the Oxford Shakespeare, co-author of William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion (1987), author of Shakespeare: A Dramatic Life (1995), co-editor with Catherine M. S. Alexander of Shakespeare and Race (Cambridge, 2000) and co-editor with Margreta de Grazia of The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare (Cambridge, 2001).