Gary Ferguson

Queer (Re)Readings in the French Renaissance

Homosexuality, Gender, Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

Reading works of Renaissance literature against their ancient classical sources, this book examines representations of homosexuality in sixteenth-century France and stresses the historical coexistence of different models of homosexuality. The texts and topics covered include the Decameron and its translation and reception in France, the poetry of Ronsard, Montaigne's Essais, works in praise of and satirising Henri III, Brantÿme's Dames galantes, and the figures of the androgyne and the hermaphrodite.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781138269187
• ISBN-10: 1138269182
• Artikelnr.: 49031174

Autorenporträt

Gary Ferguson is a Professor of French in the Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Delaware, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: pre-modern (homo)sexuality: historical and theoretical issues
Homosexuality and gender: historical (trans)formations
Homosexuality, nature and taste
Queer (re)readings
Italian imports: tales of Sodom and other cities
Splitting hairs: (re)reading (with) Ronsard
Mourning/scorning the mignons: representations of heroism and favouritism at the court of Henri III
Montaigne's itchy ears: friendship, marriage, (homo)sexuality, and scepticism
Androgynes, hermaphrodites, and courtesans: women, queer nature and (queer?) pleasures
Towards modernity: on kissing, whipping, confession, and the closet - François de Sales and Henri III
Bibliography
Index.