Same Sex Desire in Early Modern England 1550 1735 An Anthology of Literary Texts and Contexts 1st Edition by Marie H Loughlin ISBN 0719082080 9780719082085

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ISBN 10: 0719082080 
ISBN 13: 9780719082085
Author: Marie H Loughlin

Balancing long-overlooked and well-known works from early modern England, Same-sex desire in early modern England, 1550–1735: An anthology of literary texts and contexts is a collection of English texts about homoerotic love, relationships, desires, and sexual acts. The anthology’s core texts are selections from works of drama, fiction, romance, poetry, essays and translation. These core texts are carefully introduced and annotated, and supplemented with illuminating contextual material from other early modern disciplines such as law, medicine, and theology. Juxtaposing literary and non-literary representations of same-sex erotic desire, this anthology explores a rich tradition of works both celebrating and condemning same-sex erotic love.

Same Sex Desire in Early Modern England 1550 1735 An Anthology of Literary Texts and Contexts 1st Table of contents:

• Part 1: The Sixteenth Century: Friendships and Bonds

  • Introduction to Part 1

    • This section introduces the Tudor period, when “friendship” and strong same-sex bonds were often celebrated, and legal prohibitions were primarily focused on sodomy as a crime, rather than an identity.

  • Texts from the Sixteenth Century

    • Selected passages from poetry (e.g., Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser).

    • Prose works (e.g., Thomas Elyot’s The Boke Named the Governour).

    • Legal and religious texts (e.g., statutes against sodomy, sermons).

    • Plays (e.g., early works by Marlowe and Shakespeare).

• Part 2: The Jacobean and Caroline Courts: Passion and Inversion

  • Introduction to Part 2

    • This section focuses on the Jacobean and Caroline courts, highlighting the patronage system and the fluid, intense relationships that characterized courtly life. It also addresses the increasing visibility of more overtly sexualized depictions.

  • Texts from the Jacobean and Caroline Courts

    • Selected poems and letters from figures associated with the court, such as John Donne, Francis Bacon, and the poetry of George Herbert.

    • Dramatic excerpts from plays by William Shakespeare (Sonnet Sequence), Christopher Marlowe (Edward II), Ben Jonson, and Francis Beaumont.

    • Documents related to the public scandal of the court, like the trial of the Earl of Castlehaven.

• Part 3: The Interregnum and Restoration: Transgression and Community

  • Introduction to Part 3

    • This introduction covers the period of significant social and political upheaval. It discusses the rise of new urban spaces, like coffeehouses and taverns, and the emergence of clandestine subcultures.

  • Texts from the Interregnum and Restoration

    • Selected materials from the Restoration stage (e.g., plays by William Wycherley or Aphra Behn).

    • Satirical poetry and pamphlets.

    • Prose narratives and criminal depositions (e.g., from legal records of trials for sodomy).

    • Medical and scientific texts discussing gender and bodies.

    • The works of playwrights like Thomas Otway.

• Part 4: The Early Eighteenth Century: The Molli and the Rise of a New Language

  • Introduction to Part 4

    • This final section explores the growing public discourse around same-sex desire. It addresses the emergence of the term “molly” and the more pronounced social stigmatization that began to coalesce around effeminate male figures.

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