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100	1		_aWells, Stanley William, _d1930- _9131
245	1	0	_aShakespeare, sex, & love / _cStanley Wells.
246	3		_aShakespeare, sex, and love
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2010.
300			_axi, 282 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill., ports. ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index.
505	0		_aLife and times. Sexuality in Shakespeare's time ; Sex and poetry in Shakespeare's time ; Shakespeare and sex -- Plays and poems. The fun of sex ; Sexual desire ; Sex and love in Romeo and Juliet ; Sexual jealousy ; Sex and experience ; Whores and saints ; Just good friends?
520			_aHere is a lively look at how Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality in his plays and poems relates to the sexual conventions, sexual mores, and actual sexual behaviors of his day. Pre-eminent Shakespeare critic Stanley Wells draws on historical and anecdotal sources to present an illuminating account of sexual behavior--and its consequences--in Shakespeare's time, particularly in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. Shakespeare's Stratford was a hotbed of small-town gossip; the town's records reveal many cases of slander involving accusations of cuckoldry and whoredom, as well as many prosecutions for fornication, sexual "incontinence," and adultery. Wells thoroughly explores this milieu, demonstrating what we know or can deduce of the sex lives of Shakespeare and members of his family and providing a fascinating account of depictions of sexuality in the poetry of the period. Wells even points to specific recorded events that find their way into lines and subplots in the plays. In the second half of the book, Wells goes on to explore the variety of ways in which Shakespeare treats sexuality in his plays and how he relates sexuality to love. Chapters cover everything from the fun that Shakespeare gets out of sex in his comedies; to the ways he relates sexual desire to both lust and love; to sexual jealousy in four major plays; and to Romeo and Juliet as the play in which Shakespeare focuses most centrally on issues relating to sex, love, and the relationship between them. "Whores and Saints" looks at his portrayals of the extremes of womanhood, and a final chapter, "Just Good Friends," investigates his depiction of same-gender relationships. Whether as a source of comedy, drama, debate, or passion, sex in Shakespeare's plays and poems is always intriguing, and there is no better guide to this subject than Stanley Wells.
600	1	0	_aShakespeare, William, _d1564-1616 _xCriticism and interpretation.
650		0	_aSex in literature.
650		0	_aLove in literature.
650		0	_aInterpersonal relations in literature.
650		0	_aSex role in literature.
650		0	_aGender identity in literature.
650		0	_aHomosexuality in literature.
650		0	_aSex _zEngland _xHistory _y16th century.
650		0	_aSex _zEngland _xHistory _y17th century.
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