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      Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare

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      An alternative biography of Shakespeare seen through the lens of queer Elizabethan England. From the Head of Research at The Globe, London.

      ''Engrossing, enlightening and hugely entertaining''
      SARAH WATERS, author of Fingersmith

      ''Brilli...

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      Product ID:9781529390476
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Straight Acting
      Subtitle:The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare
      Authors:Author: Will Tosh
      Page Count:304
      Subjects:Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Biography: writers, Biography: literary
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      An alternative biography of Shakespeare seen through the lens of queer Elizabethan England. From the Head of Research at The Globe, London.

      ''Engrossing, enlightening and hugely entertaining''
      SARAH WATERS, author of Fingersmith

      ''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


      Imprint Name:Sceptre
      Publisher Name:Hodder & Stoughton
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2024-06-13

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      Weight506 g
      Dimensions163 × 243 × 30 mm