{"product_id":"9781529390476-straight-acting","title":"Straight Acting","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn alternative biography of Shakespeare seen through the lens of queer Elizabethan England. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Head of Research at The Globe, London.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fluent and witty . confident . highly readable'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Hughes, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant - so vivid and so sharp, fantastically clever and consistently fascinating'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHERINE RUNDELL, author of \u003ci\u003eSuper-Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas Shakespeare gay? The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStraight Acting\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magisterial and saucy . This fresh account kickstarts the queer canon of English literature: Shakespeare won't go back in the closet again'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMMA SMITH, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engrossing, enlightening and hugely entertaining'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH WATERS, author of \u003ci\u003eFingersmith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41270803759201,"sku":"9781529390476","price":18.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27252635.jpg?v=1721637531","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529390476-straight-acting","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}