Sexuality in the age of Shakespeare / W. Reginald Rampone, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rampone, W. Reginald.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Age of Shakespeare

The age of Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Criticism and interpretation.

Sex in literature.

Sex role in literature.

Physical Description:

xiii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2011]

Summary:

In this volume Rampone (English, South Carolina State U.) surveys Elizabethan sexual mores and practices as a means of understanding and contextualizing its use in Shakespeare's plays and poetry. He begins by outlining the Greek, Roman, early Catholic, and Protestant attitudes and legal traditions regarding sex, marriage and prostitution. Rampone then examines the use of erotic imagery and references in Shakespeare's works; considers the treatment of sexuality in 20th century stage and screen productions of these works; and provides critical readings exploring the use of sexuality in a number of plays from the perspectives of feminism, psychoanalysis, race, gender, and post-colonialism. Finally, he includes excerpts from several 16th and 17th century marriage manuals. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Background

Sexuality in Shakespeare's world

Sexuality in Shakespeare's works

Sexuality in performance

Scholarship and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313343759

0313343756

9780313343766

0313343764

OCLC:

690088625