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Will Tosh
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Author
Will Tosh
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Published
June 2024
£16.47
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'Fluent and witty . . . confident . . . highly readable'
Kathryn Hughes, GUARDIAN
'Brilliant - so vivid and so sharp, fantastically clever and consistently fascinating'
KATHERINE RUNDELL, author of Super-Infinite
Was Shakespeare gay? The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think . . .
Shakespeare's work was profoundly influenced by the queer culture of his time - much of it totally integrated into mainstream society. From a relentless schooling in Latin and Greek homoeroticism, to a less formal education on the streets and in smoky taverns, from the gender-bending of the early comedies to the astonishingly queer literary scene that nurtured Shakespeare's sonnets, this is a story of artistic development and of personal crisis.
Straight Acting is a surprising portrait of Shakespeare's queer lives - his own and those in his plays and poems. It is a journey back in time and through Shakespeare's England, revealing a culture that both endorsed and supressed same-sex desire. It is a call to stop making Shakespeare act straight and to recognise how queerness powerfully shaped the life and career of the world's most famous playwright.
'Magisterial and saucy . . . This fresh account kickstarts the queer canon of English literature: Shakespeare won't go back in the closet again'
EMMA SMITH, author of This Is Shakespeare
'Engrossing, enlightening and hugely entertaining'
SARAH WATERS, author of Fingersmith
Author
Will Tosh
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Published
June 2024
Weight
41g
Dimensions
153 x 234 x 30 mm
ISBN
9781529390483
ISBN-10
1529390486
Eden Code
6409086
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Author/Creator: Will Tosh
ISBN: 9781529390483
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Release Date: June 2024
Weight: 41g
Dimensions: 153 x 234 x 30 mm
Eden Code: 6409086