Shakespeare / Sex

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Contemporary Readings in Gender and Sexuality

Summary

Shakespeare / Sex examines Shakespeare’s works through the lens of contemporary gender and sexuality studies. It challenges readers to reconsider the playwright’s texts—from his poems and plays to their historical and modern interpretations—by exploring themes of heterosexuality, intersectional feminism, queer and trans studies. The book’s twelve essays cover topics such as medical science, rape culture, the environment, disability, religion, childhood sexuality, race, homoeroticism and trans bodies, with analysis of works including Sonnets, The Rape of Lucrece, Coriolanus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Measure for Measure, Richard III and The Two Noble Kinsmen.
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This collection is ideal for students, scholars and readers interested in Shakespeare, gender studies and contemporary critical theory, providing fresh perspectives on sexuality and identity in early modern literature.

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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, whether it be 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 Shakespeare’s poems and plays, including the Sonnets, 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.

Series: Arden Shakespeare Intersections

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350328815

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare

Contributors:

Edited by Jennifer Drouin

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 344

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Arden Shakespeare Intersections

About the Author

Jennifer Drouin is the author of Shakespeare in Québec: Nation, Gender, and Adaptation (2014) as well as numerous essays on early modern gender and sexuality and contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare.

Shakespeare / Sex