Michael G. Cornelius

Edward II and a Literature of Same-Sex Love

The Gay King in Fiction, 1590-1640

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Produktbeschreibung

When one sees the name Edward II, one also sees his same-sex loves; this correlation between Edward and sexuality has become ingrained into our public recall of history. This text explores the discourses of sexuality that surround Edward II in Renaissance-era works by Marlowe, Drayton, Hubert, Cary, and Niccols, arguing that, as a result of this very public conversation, Edward II emerges as a unique construction of an identity based on same-sex desire-the veritable once (and future) gay king.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781498534581
• ISBN-10: 1498534589
• Artikelnr.: 45375373

Autorenporträt

Michael G. Cornelius is a professor of English and director of the Master's of Humanities program at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He is an award-winning novelist and the author or editor of numerous scholarly works.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Sexuality as Silence Representing Edward II in
Medieval English Literature Chapter 2: Sexuality as Identity A King, A
Lover, and a Crisis of Identity in Christopher Marlowe's Edward II Chapter
3: Sexuality as History Understanding Michael Drayton's Obsession Chapter
4: Sexuality as (Flawed) Nature "Let Edward be the subject of thy pen:"
Augustinian Character and Contradiction in Sir Francis Hubert's The
Historie of Edward the Second Chapter 5: Sexuality as Disease
Identification and The Role of "Defense" in Elizabeth Cary's The History of
the Life, Reign, and Death of Edward II Chapter 6: Sexuality as (Political,
Moral, Cultural) Exemplum? The Strange Case of Edward II in Richard
Niccols' Mirror for Magistrates Conclusion The Doom and Promise of History