Straight Acting: The Hidden Queer Lives of William Shakespeare

by Will Tosh

A dazzling and "highly readable" (Guardian) portrait of Shakespeare as a young artist, revealing how his rich and complex queer life informed the plays and poems we treasure today

"Was Shakespeare gay?" For years the question has sent experts and fans into a tailspin of confusion. But as scholar Will Tosh argues, this debate misses the point: sex, intimacy, and identity in Elizabethan England were infinitely more complex--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541602676
• ISBN13: 9781541602670
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.3"