Sexual Desire and Romantic Love in Shakespeare 'Rich in Will'.

Analyses how far Shakespeare succeeds in reconciling two polarised areas in the early modern period: sexual desire, or will, and idealised approaches to romantic love.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lord Hall, Joan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.
Series:Literary Studies.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Rape in literature.
Sex in literature.
Love in literature.
Viol dans la littérature.
Sexualité dans la littérature.
Amour dans la littérature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. 'Will' and the Dark Side of Sexual Desire
  • 2. Male Lust, Power and Rape
  • 3. Lustful Women and Male Fantasies of Female Desire
  • 4. Romantic Love and Sexual Desire: The Fickleness of Fancy, Eyes and Love's Mind
  • 5. The Petrarchan Love Convention: Romance at Odds with Sexual Desire
  • 6. Sex, Love and Paradigms of Marriage
  • 7. Homoerotic Desire and Same-Sex Bonding: Challenges to Heterosexual Partnership?
  • 8. 'The Buildings of My Fancy': Family Ties and Sexual Desire
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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