Sexuality in William Shakespeare's a midsummer night's dream
By: Gary Wiener, book editor
Series: Social i ssues in literature
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780737763874; 9780737763881
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Sex in literature; Sensuality in literature
Description: "The Social issues in literature series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature in a unique format designed to support cross-curricular studies. Each volume explores a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully-selected content representing a variety of perspectives. All volumes in the series contain biographical and critical information about the author; secondary excerpts offering both historical and contemporary views of the highlighted social issue; a timeline of the author's life; a "For further reading" section of other works on the issue; and a detailed subject index"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and index.
Table of contents: title: Background on William Shakespeare.; title: Life of William Shakespeare  -- Encyclopedia of world biography; title: Shakespeare was knowledgeable about sex  -- Stanley Wells -- Sexuality in A midsummer night's dream.; title: Midsummer night's dream is a war between the sexes  -- Ace G. Pilkington and Olga A. Pilkington; title: Midsummer night's dream urges brides to the wedding bed  -- David Wiles; title: Ass motif in The comedy of errors and A midsummer night's dream  -- Deborah Baker Wyrick; title: Midsummer night's dream exposes taboo sexuality  -- Bruce Boehrer; title: Shakespeare's defiant daughters affirm a new morality  -- Diane Elizabeth Dreher; title: Midsummer night's dream: "Jack shall have Jill; / Nought shall go ill"  -- Shirley Nelson Garner; title: Productions of A midsummer night's dream have evolved over the years  -- W. Reginald Rampone Jr. -- Contemporary perspectives on sexuality.; title: Adolescent sexuality is a universal concern  -- Monique Long; title: More grey than gay  -- Apoorva Dutt; title: What do men really want  -- Eric Jaffe; title: Americans are still not honest about sexuality  -- Bob Minor; title: National sex education standards spark controversy -- Nirvi Shah.