Shakespeare S Sexual Comedy
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Shakespeare S Sexual Comedy
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Author : Hugh M. Richmond
language : en
Publisher: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill
Release Date : 1971
Shakespeare S Sexual Comedy written by Hugh M. Richmond and has been published by Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Literary Criticism categories.
Discusses the sonnets, The Comedy of Errors, Love's Labours Lost, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Measure for Measure, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and others.
Sexuality In The Comedies Of William Shakespeare
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Author : Stephen P. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2014-04-25
Sexuality In The Comedies Of William Shakespeare written by Stephen P. Thompson and has been published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-25 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
This fascinating edition examines the comedies of playwright William Shakespeare through the lens of sexuality. Essays explore topics such as the ambiguity of Shakespeare's sonnets, Renaissance attitudes toward sexuality, themes of misogyny in Taming of the Shrew, and sexual anxiety in Much Ado About Nothing. Modern perspectives on sexuality and courtship are also presented, covering subjects such as social media and dating, modern mythology about the differences between genders, and a decline in American romantic comedies.
Shakespeare Sex And Love
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Author : Stanley Wells
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2010-04-08
Shakespeare Sex And Love written by Stanley Wells and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Pre-eminent Shakespearean critic Stanley Wells draws on historical and anecdotal sources to present an illuminating account of sexual behaviour in Shakespeare's time, particularly in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. He demonstrates what we know or can deduce of the sex lives of Shakespeare and members of his family. He also provides a fascinating account of depictions of sexuality in the poetry of the period and suggests that at the time Shakespeare was writing most of his non-dramatic verse a group of poets catered especially for readers with homoerotic tastes. The second part of Shakespeare, Sex, - and Love focuses on the variety of ways in which Shakespeare treats sexuality in his plays and at how he relates sexuality to love. Wells shows that Shakespeare's attitude to sex developed over the course of his writing career, and devotes whole chapters to 'The Fun of Sex' - to how he raises laughter out of the matter of sex in both the language and the plotting of some of his comedies; portrayals of sexual desire; to Romeo and Juliet as the play in which Shakespeare focuses most centrally on issues relating to sex, love, and the relationship between them; to sexual jealousy, traced through four major plays; 'Sexual Experience'; and 'Whores and Saints'. A final chapter, 'Just Good Friends' examines Shakespeare's rendering of same-gender relationships.
The Love Story In Shakespearean Comedy
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Author : Anthony J. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-10-21
The Love Story In Shakespearean Comedy written by Anthony J. Lewis and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-21 with Drama categories.
In this fascinating study, Anthony J. Lewis argues that it is the hero himself, rejecting a woman he apprehends as a threat, who is love's own worst enemy. Drawing upon classical and Renaissance drama, iconography, and a wide range of traditional and feminist criticism, Lewis demonstrates that in Shakespeare the actions and reactions of hero and heroine are contingent upon social setting—father-son relations, patriarchal restrictions on women, and cultural assumptions about gender-appropriate behavior. This compelling analysis shows how Shakespeare deepened the familiar love stores he inherited from New Comedy and Greek romance. Beginning with a penetrating analysis of the hero's contradictory response to sexual attraction, Lewis's discussion traces the heroine's reaction to abandonment and slander, and the lover's subsequent parallel descents into versions of bastardy and death. In arguing that comedy's happy ending is the product of the gender role reversals brought on by their evolving relationship itself, Lewis shows in meticulous detail how sexual stereotypes influence attitudes and restrict behavior. This perceptive discussion of male response to family and of female response to rejection will appeal to Shakespeare scholars and students, as well as to the theater community. Lewis's persuasive argument, that Shakespeare's heroes and heroines are, from the first, three-dimensional figures far removed from the stock types of Plautus, Terence, and his continental sources, will prove a valuable contribution to the ongoing feminist reappraisal of Shakespeare.
Anxious Pleasures
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Author : Jonathan Hall
language : en
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Release Date : 1995
Anxious Pleasures written by Jonathan Hall and has been published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Drama categories.
The following sections deal with such themes as the relationship of wit to political and sexual anxiety, the connection of the mobility of signs to an elusive interiority of the subject, and the paradoxically threatening and redemptive mobility of women in relationship to patriarchal control.
Shakespeare And Sexuality In The Comedy Of Morecambe Wise
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Author : Stephen Hamrick
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-02-18
Shakespeare And Sexuality In The Comedy Of Morecambe Wise written by Stephen Hamrick and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-18 with Performing Arts categories.
Contextualizing the duo’s work within British comedy, Shakespeare criticism, the history of sexuality, and their own historical moment, this book offers the first sustained analysis of the 20th Century’s most successful double-act. Over the course of a forty-four-year career (1940-1984), Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise appropriated snippets of verse, scenes, and other elements from seventeen of Shakespeare’s plays more than one-hundred-and-fifty times. Fashioning a kinder, more inclusive world, they deployed a vast array of elements connected to Shakespeare, his life, and institutions. Rejecting claims that they offer only nostalgic escapism, Hamrick analyses their work within contemporary contexts, including their engagement with many forms and genres, including Variety, the heritage industry, journalism, and more. ‘The Boys’ deploy Shakespeare to work through issues of class, sexuality, and violence. Lesbianism, drag, gay marriage, and a queer aesthetics emerge, helping to normalize homosexuality and complicate masculinity in the ‘permissive’ 1960s.
Shakespeare And Sexuality
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Author : Catherine M. S. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-09-20
Shakespeare And Sexuality written by Catherine M. S. Alexander and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-20 with Drama categories.
This book draws together ten important essays which explore the significance of sexuality in Shakespeare's work.
Analysis Of Female Characters In William Shakespeare S Comedy A Midsummer Night S Dream
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Author : Dusica Marinkovic-Penney
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2008-09-29
Analysis Of Female Characters In William Shakespeare S Comedy A Midsummer Night S Dream written by Dusica Marinkovic-Penney and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Anglistik), course: Hauptseminar: The History of British Comedy, language: English, abstract: This paper will examine the four female characters of William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream which is one of the early comedies of the playwright. Here we encounter four main female characters who come from three different backgrounds. While Hippolyta is about to be married to Theseus, one can say that she represents the leadership in the mortal world. Titania is another leading character who is the queen of the fairy land. Hermia and Helena represent young women who are trying to find the right partner for themselves. As in many Shakespeare’s comedies, the married couples are confronted with a certain problem that seems to endanger their marriage, while the unmarried people make choices that are not accepted or a confusing love constellation exists, for instance the “love chain” that can be found in this play, where Helena loves Demetrius who loves Hermia who loves Lysander. The play can be divided into three parts: at the beginning we face a world of Athens, where life is organized by law; the middle part of the play takes place in the magical wood where the fairies control the irrational events and cause a lot of discord, and finally a return to the ‘normal’ world occurs where all the mismatched couples can resolve their troubles and a triple wedding takes place which is the ultimate happy end for a comedy of Shakespeare’s times. All four female characters will be analyzed in all three stages of the play: before the magic intervention of the fairy king, during the confusion caused by him and after the initial conditions are restored. Hippolyta remains the only character who is not manipulated by the love potion. The female characters will be analyzed according to their behavior, their image of themselves and the relationship to the men. Each character will be introduced and analyzed in a separate chapter. The goal is to find parallels and contrasts between these characters which will be presented in the conclusion of this paper.
Shakespeare And Comedy
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Author : Robert Maslen
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-03-20
Shakespeare And Comedy written by Robert Maslen and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
Comedy was at the centre of a critical storm that raged throughout the early modern period. Shakespeare's plays made capital of this controversy. In them he deliberately invokes the case against comedy made by the Elizabethan theatre haters. They are filled with jokes that go too far, laughter that hurts its victims, wordplay that turns to swordplay and aggressive acts of comic revenge. Through a detailed study which considers tragedies and histories as well as comedies, Maslen contends that Shakespeare's use of the comic mode is always calculatedly unsettling, and that this is part of what makes it pleasurable.
The Cambridge Companion To Shakespearean Comedy
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Author : Alexander Leggatt
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002
The Cambridge Companion To Shakespearean Comedy written by Alexander Leggatt and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Drama categories.
An accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's comedies, dark comedies and romances, first published in 2001.