{"product_id":"sex-with-shakespeare-jillian-keenan-9780062378729","title":"Sex with Shakespeare: Here's Much to Do with Pain, But More with Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA provocative, moving, kinky, and often absurdly funny memoir about Shakespeare, love, obsession, and spanking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it came to understanding love, a teenage Jillian Keenan had nothing to guide her--until a production of \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e sent Shakespeare's language flowing through her blood for the first time. In \u003cem\u003eSex with Shakespeare, \u003c\/em\u003eshe tells the story of how the Bard's plays helped her embrace her unusual sexual identity and find a love story of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour hundred years after Shakespeare's death, Keenan's smart and passionate memoir brings new life to his work. With fourteen of his plays as a springboard, she explores the many facets of love and sexuality--from desire and communication to fetish and fantasy. In \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, Keenan unmasks Helena as a sexual masochist--like Jillian herself. In \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e, she examines criminalized sexual identities and the dark side of \"privacy.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/em\u003e goes inside the secret world of bondage, domination, and sadomasochism, while \u003cem\u003eKing Lear \u003c\/em\u003eexposes the ill-fated king as a possible sexual predator. Moving through the canon, Keenan makes it abundantly clear that literature is a conversation. In \u003cem\u003eSex with Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e, words are love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Keenan wanders the world in search of connection, from desert dictatorships to urban islands to disputed territories, Shakespeare goes with her --and provokes complex, surprising, and wildly important conversations about sexuality, consent, and the secrets that simmer beneath our surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jillian Keenan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062378724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062378729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Jillian Keenan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913287565567,"sku":"9780062378729","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_96cf2786-a623-4ff8-98ce-63bd2d882cbb.jpg?v=1680617672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sex-with-shakespeare-jillian-keenan-9780062378729","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}