Erotic Subjects - The Sexuality of Politics in Early Modern English Literature

Zusatztext an exemplary piece of research a study, which, in brief, exhibits considerable range, shrewd, perceptive readings, and interpretations of literary-historical textual data, and well-informed and intelligent engagement with current critical debates. Informationen zum Autor Melissa E. Sanchez is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Klappentext A distinctive study of how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writers--mainly Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Wroth, and Cavendish--used erotic desire, masochism, and cross-gender identification to explore the origins and limits of political allegiance; thereby offering new perspectives on histories of gender, sexuality, politics, and literature during the period. Zusammenfassung A distinctive study of how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writers--mainly Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Wroth, and Cavendish--used erotic desire, masochism, and cross-gender identification to explore the origins and limits of political allegiance; thereby offering new perspectives on histories of gender, sexuality, politics, and literature during the period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Hagiographic Politics in The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia Tyrannous Seduction in The Faerie Queene Consent Without Agency in The Rape of Lucrece and Pericles Political Masochism in Mary Wroth's Urania Love and Liberty in the Caroline Masque Law and Desire in Margaret Cavendish's Romances The Erotics of Republicanism in Paradise Lost Index

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• Authors: Melissa E Sanchez, Melissa E. Sanchez, Sanchez Melissa E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2011
• EAN: 9780199754755
• ISBN: 978-0-19-975475-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; History, Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Politics & government, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Literary studies: general, Politics and government, Sociology: sexual relations, Gender studies, gender groups, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Gender Identity