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Sexual desire and romantic love in Shakespeare : 'rich in will' / Joan Lord Hall.

By: Material type: Computer fileComputer filePublication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9781399509473 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 822.33
Online resources: Summary: Beginning with how the signifier 'will' operates in Shakespearean contexts, this book, unlike other studies, deals fully with how Shakespeare's plays treat the issue of rape and sexual coercion, and how far the plays reflect early modern views on the role of sex and love in marriage. It assesses in more detail than ever before the ways in which heterosexual love relationships in Shakespeare's plays are challenged by homoerotic attraction and same-sex friendships.
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Beginning with how the signifier 'will' operates in Shakespearean contexts, this book, unlike other studies, deals fully with how Shakespeare's plays treat the issue of rape and sexual coercion, and how far the plays reflect early modern views on the role of sex and love in marriage. It assesses in more detail than ever before the ways in which heterosexual love relationships in Shakespeare's plays are challenged by homoerotic attraction and same-sex friendships.

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