{"product_id":"straight-acting-by-will-tosh-9781529390513","title":"Straight Acting","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFluent and witty . . . confident . . . highly readable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Hughes, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLively and accomplished\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie Duncan, \u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngaging, enthusiastic and informative\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Hensher, \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant - so vivid and so sharp, fantastically clever and consistently fascinating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKATHERINE RUNDELL, author of \u003ci\u003eSuper-Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWas Shakespeare gay? The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's work was profoundly influenced by the queer culture of his time - much of it totally integrated into mainstream society. From a relentless schooling in Latin and Greek homoeroticism, to a less formal education on the streets and in smoky taverns, from the gender-bending of the early comedies to the astonishingly queer literary scene that nurtured Shakespeare's sonnets, this is a story of artistic development and of personal crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStraight Acting\u003c\/i\u003e is a surprising portrait of Shakespeare's queer lives - his own and those in his plays and poems. It is a journey back in time and through Shakespeare's England, revealing a culture that both endorsed and suppressed same-sex desire. It is a call to stop making Shakespeare act straight and to recognise how queerness powerfully shaped the life and career of the world's most famous playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagisterial and saucy . . . This fresh account kickstarts the queer canon of English literature: Shakespeare won't go back in the closet again\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEMMA SMITH, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607820353772,"sku":"9781529390513","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529390513-straight-acting.jpg?v=1778174761","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/straight-acting-by-will-tosh-9781529390513","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}