Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Melissa E. Sanchez is Donald T. Regan Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Core Faculty of Gender, Sexuality, and Womenâs Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.Sanchezâs clear and cogent book is a remarkably concise but thorough introduction to the field. It will also be indispensable to experts, who will find much of value in her perceptive analysis.
Stephen Guy-Bray, University of British Columbia, Canada
This book is beautifully written and a pleasure to read. Although, like other books in the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series, it is addressed to students and nonspecialists, it also offers a tremendous service to specialized scholars by presenting a synthesized and compelling picture of the field of early modern queer theory, honoring its diversity and heterogeneity while also showing its coherence.
Theatre Journal
Shakespeare and Queer Theory is an indispensable guide on the ongoing critical debates about queer method both within and beyond Shakespeare and early modern studies.
Clearly elucidating the central ideas of the theory, the fieldâs historical emergence from feminist and gay and lesbian studies within the academy, and political activism related to the AIDS crisis beyond it, it also illuminates current debates about historicism and embodiment.
Through a series of original readings of texts including Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Venus and Adonis, as well as film adaptations of early modern drama including Derek Jarmanâs The Tempest and Edward II, Gus Van Santâs My Own Private Idaho, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, and Julie Taymor's Titus, it illustrates the value of queer theory to Shakespeare scholarship, and the value of Shakespearean texts to queer theory.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Shakespeare and Queer Theory
Chapter 1: Queer Theory (without Shakespeare)
Chapter 2: Homoeroticism in Shakespeare Studies
Chapter 3: Queerness Beyond Homoeroticism
Chapter 4: How Queer Is the Shakespearean Canon?
Chapter 5: The Politics of Form: Queer Shakespearean Film
Conclusion: Whose Shakespeare?
References
Index
This series provides a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical developments that have dominated Shakespeare studies in recent years, as well as those that are emerging at the moment.
Each volume provides a clear definition of a particular theory; explains its key concepts; surveys its major theorists and critics; situates it in the context of contemporary political, social, and economic developments; analyses its significance in Shakespeare studies; and offers a wealth of suggested resources for further investigation.