Erotic beasts and social monsters : Shakespeare, Jonson, and comic androgyny
1995, First Edition. Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London : Associated University Presses. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #420792
ISBN: 0874135508
Physical description; 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-232) and index. Contents; Erotic beasts and social monsters: two forms of Classical and Renaissance androgyny -- Mazes, water, dolphins, beasts: the Shakespearean androgyne's definace of closure -- Jonson, satire, and the empty hermaphrodite -- Experimental androgynes: Falstaff, Ursula, and The New Inn -- "That reason wonder may diminish": the anfrogyne and the theater wars. Subjects; Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Criticism and interpretation. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Knowledge Psychology. Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637 Criticism and interpretation. Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637 Knowledge Psychology. Androgyny (Psychology) in literature. English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism. Theater England London History 17th century. Sex (Psychology) in literature. Intersexuality in literature. Drama Psychological aspects. Comic, The, in literature. Hermaphroditism in literature. Eroticism English literature Drama. English drama Special subjects Sexuality.
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