{"product_id":"straight-acting-the-hidden-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeare-hardcover","title":"Straight Acting: The Hidden Queer Lives of William Shakespeare - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Tosh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling and \"highly readable\" (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e) portrait of Shakespeare as a young artist, revealing how his rich and complex queer life informed the plays and poems we treasure today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Was Shakespeare gay?\" For years the question has sent experts and fans into a tailspin of confusion. But as scholar Will Tosh argues, this debate misses the point: sex, intimacy, and identity in Elizabethan England were infinitely more complex--and queer--than we have been taught. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this incisive biography, Tosh reveals William Shakespeare as a queer artist who drew on his society's nuanced understanding of gender and sexuality to create some of English literature's richest works. During Shakespeare's time, same-sex desire was repressed and punished by the Church and state, but it was also articulated and sustained by institutions across England. Moving through the queer spaces of Shakespeare's life--his Stratford schoolroom, smoky London taverns and playhouses, the royal court--Tosh shows how strongly Shakespeare's early work was influenced by the queer culture of the time, much of it totally integrated into mainstream society. He also uncovers the surprising reason why Shakespeare veered away from his early work's gender-bending homoeroticism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering a subversive sketch of Elizabethan England, \u003ci\u003eStraight Acting \u003c\/i\u003euncovers Shakespeare as one of history's great queer artists and completely reshapes the way we understand his life and times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Tosh\u003c\/b\u003e is head of research at Shakespeare's Globe, London. He is a scholar of early modern literature and culture, a dramaturg for Renaissance classics and new plays, and a historical adviser for television and radio. He is the author of two previous books, and he appears regularly in the media to discuss Shakespeare and his world. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978199990573,"sku":"9781541602670","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/oI_khiok_r9781541602670.webp?v=1775800980","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/straight-acting-the-hidden-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeare-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}