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Drawing attention to overlooked forms of sexual activity in
early modern culture, from anilingus and interspecies sex to
"chin-chucking" and convivial drinking, "Sex before Sex" offers a
multifaceted view of what sex looked like before the term entered
history. Through incisive interpretations of a wide range of
literary texts, including "Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors,
Paradise Lost," the figure of Lucretia, and pornographic poetry,
this collection queries what might constitute sex in the absence of
a widely accepted definition and how a historicized concept of sex
affects the kinds of arguments that can be made about early modern
sexualities. Contributors: Holly Dugan, George Washington U; Will Fisher, CUNY-Lehman College; Stephen Guy-Bray, U of British Columbia; Melissa J. Jones, Eastern Michigan U; Thomas H. Luxon, Dartmouth College; Nicholas F. Radel, Furman U; Kathryn Schwarz, Vanderbilt U; Christine Varnado, U of Buffalo-SUNY.
Drawing attention to overlooked forms of sexual activity in
early modern culture, from anilingus and interspecies sex to
"chin-chucking" and convivial drinking, "Sex before Sex" offers a
multifaceted view of what sex looked like before the term entered
history. Through incisive interpretations of a wide range of
literary texts, including "Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors,
Paradise Lost," the figure of Lucretia, and pornographic poetry,
this collection queries what might constitute sex in the absence of
a widely accepted definition and how a historicized concept of sex
affects the kinds of arguments that can be made about early modern
sexualities. Contributors: Holly Dugan, George Washington U; Will Fisher, CUNY-Lehman College; Stephen Guy-Bray, U of British Columbia; Melissa J. Jones, Eastern Michigan U; Thomas H. Luxon, Dartmouth College; Nicholas F. Radel, Furman U; Kathryn Schwarz, Vanderbilt U; Christine Varnado, U of Buffalo-SUNY.
James Bromley argues that Renaissance texts circulate knowledge about a variety of non-standard sexual practices and intimate life narratives, including non-monogamy, anal eroticism, masochism and cross-racial female homoeroticism. Rethinking current assumptions about intimacy in Renaissance drama, poetry and prose, the book blends historicized and queer approaches to embodiment, narrative and temporality. An important contribution to Renaissance literary studies, queer theory and the history of sexuality, the book demonstrates the relevance of Renaissance literature to today. Through close readings of William Shakespeare's 'problem comedies', Christopher Marlowe's Hero and Leander, plays by Beaumont and Fletcher, Thomas Middleton's The Nice Valour and Lady Mary Wroth's sonnet sequence Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and her prose romance The Urania, Bromley re-evaluates notions of the centrality of deep, abiding affection in Renaissance culture and challenges our own investment in a narrowly defined intimate sphere.
James Bromley argues that Renaissance texts circulate knowledge about a variety of non-standard sexual practices and intimate life narratives, including non-monogamy, anal eroticism, masochism and cross-racial female homoeroticism. Rethinking current assumptions about intimacy in Renaissance drama, poetry and prose, the book blends historicized and queer approaches to embodiment, narrative and temporality. An important contribution to Renaissance literary studies, queer theory and the history of sexuality, the book demonstrates the relevance of Renaissance literature to today. Through close readings of William Shakespeare's 'problem comedies', Christopher Marlowe's Hero and Leander, plays by Beaumont and Fletcher, Thomas Middleton's The Nice Valour and Lady Mary Wroth's sonnet sequence Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and her prose romance The Urania, Bromley re-evaluates notions of the centrality of deep, abiding affection in Renaissance culture and challenges our own investment in a narrowly defined intimate sphere.
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