Lelia's Kiss: Imagining Gender, Sex, and Marriage in Italian Renaissance Comedy

Laura Giannetti

Published by University of Toronto Press 2009

Lelia's Kiss

Imagining Gender, Sex, and Marriage in Italian Renaissance Comedy

Laura Giannetti

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442697539

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About this book

Lelia's Kiss analyzes gender roles, sexuality, and marriage in the Italian Renaissance through the lens of a large number of comedies from the period, ranging well beyond the traditional canon

Author / Editor information

Giannetti Laura :

Laura Giannetti is an associate professor of Italian in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami.

Reviews

Kathy Johnston-Keane:
'Giannetti reveals a rich dialogue(both on and off stage) that portrayed, discussed, challenged, and contributed to seicento ideas on gender, homosexuality, and marriage... This study also demonstrates how theatrical texts can serve as important sources for the reconstruction of sixteenth-century culture when historical and archival resources are lacking adding color and nuance to topics that have been long understudied.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Lelia’s Kiss and Renaissance Comedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Women in Men’s Clothing: Female Cross- Dressing Plays and the Construction of Feminine Identity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
2. Woman with Woman: ‘Ma che potrà succedermi se io donna amo una Donna?’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
3. Men in Women’s Clothing: Male Cross- Dressing Plays and the Construction of Masculine Identity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
4. Pedants, Candlemakers, and Boys: Sodomy and Comedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
5. The Playing of Matrimony Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 352

eBook

Published: November 14, 2009
ISBN: 9781442697539