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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Named Person: | William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; Liebe; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Maurice Charney |
ISBN: | 0231104286 9780231104289 0231104294 9780231104296 |
OCLC Number: | 40869796 |
Description: | vii, 234 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 1. Falling in love : conventions -- 2. Love doctrine in the comedies -- 3. Love doctrine in the problem plays -- 4. Love doctrine in the tragedies -- 5. Enemies of love -- 6. Gender definitions -- 7. Homeoerotic discourses -- 8. Love and lust : sexual wit. |
Other Titles: | Shakespeare on love and lust |
Responsibility: | Maurice Charney. |
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Provides beginners with an informative and readable introduction to Shakespeare's handling of the themes of love and lust, and advanced scholars with thoughtful new material. Choice Places the era's genre conventions and language on the bare stage, spelling out the bawdy puns and the sexual euphemisms... Alive with informed readings and provoking asides. ForeWord A fascinating overview of every aspect of love expressed in Shakespeare's works. Young love, married love, same-sex bonds, humorous or ribald, lusty or wistful... a delightful treatment of a subject that was played out on Shakespeare's stage in all its infinite variety. The A List Read more...


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