UID:
edocfu_9958353488402883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781442697539
Content:
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
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction: Lelia’s Kiss and Renaissance Comedy --
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1. Women in Men’s Clothing: Female Cross- Dressing Plays and the Construction of Feminine Identity --
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2. Woman with Woman: ‘Ma che potrà succedermi se io donna amo una Donna?’ --
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3. Men in Women’s Clothing: Male Cross- Dressing Plays and the Construction of Masculine Identity --
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4. Pedants, Candlemakers, and Boys: Sodomy and Comedy --
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5. The Playing of Matrimony --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3138/9781442697539
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442697539
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