Erotic Politics by Susan Zimmerman

Erotic Politics by Susan Zimmerman

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Summary

A collection of essays looking at representations eroticism in the English Renaissance theatre and relating them to issues of identity and sexual definition in early modern culture.

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Erotic Politics by Susan Zimmerman

Identifying the stage as a primary site for erotic display, these essays take eroticism in Renaissance culture as a paradigm for issues of sexuality and identity in early modern culture. Contributors examine how the Renaissance stage functioned as a decoder for erotic experience, both reinforcing and subverting expected sexual behaviour. They argue that the dynamics of theatrical eroticism served to deconstruct gender definitions, leaving conventional categories of sexuality blurred, confused - or absent. In seeking to reposition the conventions and subversions of gender and desire in terms of one another, these essays open up an attractive and distinctive perspective in cultural debate.
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ISBN 13 9780415066471
ISBN 10 0415066476
Title Erotic Politics
Author Susan Zimmerman
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1992-12-17
Number of pages 210
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