Shakespeare, sex, & love / Stanley Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Stanley, 1930-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Sex in literature.

Love in literature.

Interpersonal relations in literature.

Sex role in literature.

Gender identity in literature.

Homosexuality in literature.

Sex--England--History--16th century.

Sex.

Sex--England--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Shakespeare, sex, and love

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Pre-eminent Shakespearean critic Stanley Wells draws on historical and anecdotal sources to present an illuminating account of sexual behaviour in Shakespeare's time, particularly in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. He demonstrates what we know or can deduce of the sex lives of Shakespeare and members of his family. He also provides a fascinating account of depictions ofsexuality in the poetry of the period and suggests that at the time Shakespeare was writing most of his non-dramatic

Contents:

Life and times. Sexuality in Shakespeare's time ; Sex and poetry in Shakespeare's time ; Shakespeare and sex

Plays and poems. The fun of sex ; Sexual desire ; Sex and love in Romeo and Juliet ; Sexual jealousy ; Sex and experience ; Whores and saints ; Just good friends?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22275-2

9786613222756

0-19-157451-1

OCLC:

609859797