Sexual desire and romantic love in Shakespeare : 'rich in will' / Joan Lord Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Joan Lord, author.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Rape in literature.

Sex in literature.

Love in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Beginning with how the signifier 'will' operates in Shakespearean contexts, this book, unlike other studies, deals fully with how Shakespeare's plays treat the issue of rape and sexual coercion, and how far the plays reflect early modern views on the role of sex and love in marriage. It assesses in more detail than ever before the ways in which heterosexual love relationships in Shakespeare's plays are challenged by homoerotic attraction and same-sex friendships.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. ‘Will’ and the Dark Side of Sexual Desire

2. Male Lust, Power and Rape

3. Lustful Women and Male Fantasies of Female Desire

4. Romantic Love and Sexual Desire: The Fickleness of Fancy, Eyes and Love’s Mind

5. The Petrarchan Love Convention: Romance at Odds with Sexual Desire

6. Sex, Love and Paradigms of Marriage

7. Homoerotic Desire and Same-Sex Bonding: Challenges to Heterosexual Partnership?

8. ‘The Buildings of My Fancy’: Family Ties and Sexual Desire

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Lord Hall, Joan Sexual Desire and Romantic Love in Shakespeare

ISBN:

1-4744-8859-5

1-3995-0947-0

1-4744-8858-7

OCLC:

1293262499