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Straight Acting
- The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare
Af: Will Tosh
Engelsk Paperback
Straight Acting
- The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare
Af: Will Tosh
Engelsk Paperback

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''Fluent and witty . . . confident . . . highly readable''
Kathryn Hughes, GUARDIAN

''Lively and accomplished''

Sophie Duncan, LITERARY REVIEW

''Engaging, enthusiastic and informative''
Philip Hensher, SPECTATOR

''Brilliant - so vivid and so sharp, fantastically clever and consistently fascinating''
KATHERINE RUNDELL, author of Super-Infinite


Was Shakespeare gay? The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think . . .

Shakespeare''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.

Straight Acting 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 supressed 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.

''Magisterial and saucy . . . This fresh account kickstarts the queer canon of English literature: Shakespeare won''t go back in the closet again''
EMMA SMITH, author of This Is Shakespeare

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9781529390513
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1529390516
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Udg. Dato:
10 apr 2025
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
198mm
Højde:
128mm
Forlag:
Hodder & Stoughton
Oplagsdato:
10 apr 2025
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