A bold and important collection, surveying how the view of homosexual activities as socially dangerous has been perpetuated by the state, the church, the law and other institutions. A much- needed contribution to studies on sexuality.
First published in 1986, this title examines a set of English Renaissance texts by Shakespeare, Spenser, Herbert, Marvell and Milton, within the theoretic framework of postmodern thought.
Explores three social domains for textual production - the sixteenth-century English court as the location of high literariness; the theater, especially... Læs mere