Straight Acting
€ 17,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9781529390513 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Will Tosh |
| Editora | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 304 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,218 |
| Data de Publicação | 10/04/2025 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 16,89 |
| Imposto | € 1,01 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 17,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 9 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
''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