Sex and Satiric Tragedy in Early Modern England - Penetrating Wit

Drawing upon recent scholarship in Renaissance studies regarding notions of the body, political, physical and social, this study examines how the satiric tragedians of the English Renaissance employ the languages of sex-including sexual slander, titillation, insinuation and obscenity - in the service of satiric aggression.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction: sex, stoicism and satyre: the roots of satiric tragedy; 'You go not till I set you up a glass': the death of Elizabeth and the languages of gender; 'Deep ruts and fouls sloughs': sexually descriptive language and the narrative of disease; 'I'll have my will': frustrated desire and commercial culture; 'I am worth no worse a place': service, subjugation and satire; Conclusion: erotic aggression and satiric tragedy; Appendix; Works cited, Index.

About the author

Gabriel A. Rieger is an assistant professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia, where he lives with his wife and daughter

Summary

Drawing upon recent scholarship in Renaissance studies regarding notions of the body, political, physical and social, this study examines how the satiric tragedians of the English Renaissance employ the languages of sex-including sexual slander, titillation, insinuation and obscenity - in the service of satiric aggression.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel A Rieger, Gabriel A. Rieger, Rieger Gabriel A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.2016
• EAN: 9781138245396
• ISBN: 978-1-138-24539-6
• No. of pages: 158
• Series: Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Theatre Studies, Regional Studies, Literary studies: general, Regional / International studies, British Isles, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays