Premodern Sexualities

Premodern Sexualities offers rigorous new approaches to current problems in the historiography of sexuality. From queer readings of early modern medical texts to transcribing and interrogating premodern documents of sexual transgression, the contributors bring together current theoretical discourses on sexuality while emphasizing problems in the historicist interpretation of early textualizations of sexuality. Premodern Sexualities clarifies the contributions literary studies can make--through its emphasis on reading strategies--to the historiography of sexuality.

List of contents

1: The Erotics of Conquest; 1: The History that Will Be; 2: In Search of the Black Stud; 3: The Queen's Too Bawdies; 4: Henry's Desires; 2: Medicine and Law; 5: “Ut cum muliere”; 6: The Hermaphrodite and the Orders of Nature; 7: Don't Ask, Don't Tell; 3: Sexuality and Sanctity; 8: Straight Minds/“Queer” Wishes in Old French Hagiography; 9: Sobs and Sighs Between Women; 4: Rhetoric and Poetics; 10: Virile Style; 11: Explicit Ink; 12: Sodomy and Resurrection

About the author

Louise Fradenburg, Carla Freccero

Summary

This work examines current problems in the historiography of sexuality. From queer readings of early modern medical texts to transcribing and interrogating pre-modern documents of sexual transgression, the contributors bring together current theoretical discourses on sexuality.

Product details

• Assisted by: Louise Fradenburg (Editor), Fradenburg Louise (Editor), Carla Freccero (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.1996
• EAN: 9780415912587
• ISBN: 978-0-415-91258-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Weight: 560 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; History, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Humanities, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Regional Studies, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, Literary theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics