Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature before Heterosexuality (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)

Shakespeare has been misread for centuries as having modern ideas about sex and gender. This book shows how in the Restoration and Eighteenth century, Shakespeare's plays and other Renaissance texts were adapted to make them conform to these modern ideas. Through readings of Shakespearean texts, including "King Lear," "Antony and Cleopatra," and "Othello," and other Renaissance drama, the book reveals a sexual world before heterosexuality. "Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature Before Heterosexuality" shows how revisions and criticism of Renaissance drama contributed to the emergence of heterosexuality. It also shows how changing ideas about status, adultery, friendship, and race were factors in that emergence.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	R. Bach
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
Edition:	2007 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-7654-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism
LSN:	1-4039-7654-6
Barcode:	9781403976543

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