Queer Renaissance Historiography: Backward Gaze (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754676089)

Dealing with questions of the meaning of eroticism in Renaissance England and its separation from other affective relations, Queer Renaissance Historiography examines the distinctive arrangement of sexuality during this period, and the role that queer theory has played in our understanding of this arrangement. As such this book not only reflects on the practice of writing a queer history of Renaissance England, but also suggests new directions for this practice. Queer Renaissance Historiography collects original contributions from leading experts, participating in a range of critical conversations whilst prompting scholars and students alike to reconsider what we think we know about sex and sexuality in Renaissance England. Presenting ethical, political and critical analyses of Early Modern texts, this book sets the tone for future scholarship on Renaissance sexualities, making a timely intervention in theoretical and methodological debates.

Author: Vin Nardizzi,Stephen Guy-Bray
ISBN-10: 0754676080
ISBN-13: 9780754676089
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 143