Friendship and Queer Theory in the Renaissance: Gender and Sexuality in Early Modern England

by John S. Garrison

Book Overview

In this volume, the author offers a substantial reconsideration of same-sex relations in the early modern period, and argues that early modern writers - rather than simply celebrating a classical friendship model based in dyadic exclusivity and a rejection of self-interest - sought to innovate on classical models for idealized friendship. This book redirects scholarly conversations regarding gender, sexuality, classical receptions, and the economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367868733
• ISBN13: 9780367868734
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"