Same-Sex Desire in Early Modern England, 1550-1735 - An Anthology of Literary Texts and Contexts

Informationen zum Autor Marie H. Loughlin is Associate Professor in English Literature at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan) Klappentext Balancing long-overlooked and well-known works from early modern England, Same-sex desire in early modern England, 1550-1735: An anthology of literary texts and contexts is a collection of English texts about homoerotic love, relationships, desires, and sexual acts. The anthology's core texts are selections from works of drama, fiction, romance, poetry, essays and translation. These core texts are carefully introduced and annotated, and supplemented with illuminating contextual material from other early modern disciplines such as law, medicine, and theology. Juxtaposing literary and non-literary representations of same-sex erotic desire, this anthology explores a rich tradition of works both celebrating and condemning same-sex erotic love. Zusammenfassung Balancing long-overlooked and well-known works from early modern England! Same-sex desire in early modern England! 1550-1735: An anthology of literary texts and contexts is a collection of English texts about homoerotic love! relationships! desires! and sexual acts. -- . Religious and moral writings Criminal pamphlets Travel writings Letters The new 'homosexual' subculture, 1700-1730 The classical tradition in translation Sappho's after-life: imitations and inspirations Literature: Representing male same-sex erotic relationships and desires Literature: Representing female same-sex erotic relationships and desires Glossary Works Cited Index

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• Authors: Marie Loughlin, Marie H. Loughlin
• Assisted by: Marie Loughlin (Editor), Marie H Loughlin (Editor), Marie H. Loughlin (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2014
• EAN: 9780719082078
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8207-8
• No. of pages: 608
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Literaturwissenschaft: 1400 bis 1600 (Renaissance / Humanismus), Anthologien (nicht Lyrik), FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, Literature - Classics / Criticism, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh