Queer (Re)Readings in the French Renaissance: Homosexuality, Gender, Culture

Reading works of Renaissance literature against their ancient classical sources, this book examines representations of homosexuality in sixteenth-century France and stresses the historical coexistence of different models of homosexuality. The texts and topics covered include the Decameron and its translation and reception in France, the poetry of Ronsard, Montaigne's Essais, works in praise of and satirising Henri III, Brantà me's Dames galantes, and the figures of the androgyne and the hermaphrodite.

Author: Gary Ferguson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/28/2008
Pages: 386
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780754663775

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 288

About the Author
Gary Ferguson is a Professor of French in the Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Delaware, USA