Queer (Re)Readings in the French Renaissance: Homosexuality, Gender, Culture

by Gary Ferguson

Book Overview

Focusing on multiple aspects of Renaissance culture, and in particular its preoccupation with the reading and rewriting of classical sources, this book examines representations of homosexuality in sixteenth-century France. Analysing a wide range of texts and topics, it presents an assessment of queer theory that is grounded in historical examples, including French translations of Boccaccio's Decameron, the poetry of Ronsard, works in praise of and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138269182
• ISBN13: 9781138269187
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"