Presentism, Gender, and Sexuality in Shakespeare

This collection of essays by an international group of prominent scholars explores, for the first time, the implications of presentism for issues of sexual orientation and gender in Shakespeare's texts. It offers crucial insights into our present professional, theoretical, political, and social moment, as well as readings of particular texts.

Author: E. Gajowski
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/15/2009
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230223837

About the Author
LINDA CHARNES is Professor of English and West European Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA DOUGLAS E. GREEN is Professor of English and Women's Studies at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, USA ADRIAN KIERNANDER is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia ARTHUR L. LITTLE, JR. is Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA MICHAEL MANGAN is Professor of Drama at Exeter University, UK KATE MCLUSKIE is Director of the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford upon Avon, UK ANTHONY GUY PATRICIA is a PhD student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA PHYLLIS RACKIN is Professor of English Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania, USA KATHRYN SCHWARZ is Associate Professor of English at Vanderbilt University, USA BRUCE R. SMITH is College Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California, USA KAY STANTON is Professor of English at California State University at Fullerton, USA