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Edward II and a Literature of Same-Sex Love : The Gay King in Fiction, 1590-1640.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (303 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498534598
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Edward II and a Literature of Same-Sex LoveLOC classification:
  • PR428.H66.C67 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Sexuality as Silence -- Chapter Two: Sexuality as Identity -- Chapter Three: Sexuality as History -- Chapter Four: Sexuality as (Flawed) Nature -- Chapter Five: Sexuality as Disease -- Chapter Six: Sexuality as (Political, Moral, Cultural) Exemplum? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: When one sees the name Edward II, one also sees his same-sex loves; this correlation between Edward and sexuality has become ingrained into our public recall of history. This text explores the discourses of sexuality that surround Edward II in Renaissance-era works by Marlowe, Drayton, Hubert, Cary, and Niccols, arguing that, as a result of this very public conversation, Edward II emerges as a unique construction of an identity based on same-sex desire--the veritable once (and future) gay king.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Sexuality as Silence -- Chapter Two: Sexuality as Identity -- Chapter Three: Sexuality as History -- Chapter Four: Sexuality as (Flawed) Nature -- Chapter Five: Sexuality as Disease -- Chapter Six: Sexuality as (Political, Moral, Cultural) Exemplum? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

When one sees the name Edward II, one also sees his same-sex loves; this correlation between Edward and sexuality has become ingrained into our public recall of history. This text explores the discourses of sexuality that surround Edward II in Renaissance-era works by Marlowe, Drayton, Hubert, Cary, and Niccols, arguing that, as a result of this very public conversation, Edward II emerges as a unique construction of an identity based on same-sex desire--the veritable once (and future) gay king.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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