On the Queerness of Early English Drama: Sex in the Subjunctive

Tison Pugh

Published by University of Toronto Press 2021

On the Queerness of Early English Drama

Sex in the Subjunctive

Tison Pugh

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487538866

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About this book

This book probes occluded depictions of queerness in early English drama, ranging from medieval morality plays to Reformation interludes and beyond.

Author / Editor information

Pugh Tison :

Tison Pugh is Pegasus Professor in the Department of English at the University of Central Florida.

Reviews

Jeffery G. Stoyanoff, Pennsylvania State University Altoona:

"Tison Pugh’s On the Queerness of Early English Drama: Sex in the Subjunctive is a welcome addition to queer studies scholarship in early English drama studies. It reminds us how very queer early English drama is and provides fresh avenues of exploration for those of us working in this field."

Nils Clausson:

"Pugh’s well-researched and convincingly argued book demonstrates not only the value and relevance of the medieval theatrical tradition but also its long-suppressed queerness."

G. Sikorski, Anne Arundel Community College:

"For its fine scholarship, Pugh’s book stands beside related studies such as Mario DiGangi’s The Homoerotics of Early Modern Drama and James Bromley’s Clothing and Queer Style in Early Modern English Drama. For its accessible language and skillful application of current critical queer theory, this title will appeal to students at all levels."

Goran Stanivukovic, Saint Mary’s University:

"This book has secured a place among the monographs that have shaped the field of early modern queer historiography and drama."

Christina Fitzgerald, Professor of English Literature, University of Toledo:

"On the Queerness of Early English Drama is a wonderful, original, persuasive, and much needed intervention in early drama studies. Insightful in both its parts and its whole, this book builds on itself – it’s not merely or only an application of a theory in four parts, but a cohesive whole."

Garrett P.J. Epp, Professor Eemeritus of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta:

"On the Queerness of Early English Drama fills a critical gap: no other full-length monograph has as yet dealt with early English drama from a queer perspective or indeed in relation to sexuality more generally."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Quem quaeritis? Queerness in Early English Drama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE Queer Theories and Themes of Early English Drama
Chapter One A Subjunctive Theory of Dramatic Queerness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter Two Themes of Friendship and Sodomy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
PART TWO Queer Readings of Early English Drama
Chapter Three Performative Typology, Jewish Genders, and Jesus’s Queer Romance in the York Corpus Christi Plays Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Chapter Four Excremental Desire, Queer Allegory, and the Disidentified Audience of Mankind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Chapter Five Sodomy, Chastity, and Queer Historiography in John Bale’s Interludes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter Six Camp and the Hermaphroditic Gaze in Sir David Lyndsay’s Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Conclusion Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi and the Queer Legacy of Early English Drama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Keywords: drama; queer; medieval; Tudor; sexuality; Everyman; York Corpus Christi Plays; John Bale; David Lyndsay; morality plays; allegory; early English drama; theatre; queer scopophilia; Terrence McNally

eBook

Published: February 1, 2021
ISBN: 9781487538866