Shakespeare on love & lust
By: Maurice Charney.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Love in literature.; Gender identity in literature.; Lust in literature.; Sex in literature.
Other titles: Shakespeare on love and lust
Description: "The complex and sometimes contradictory expressions of love in Shakespeare's works - ranging from the serious to the absurd and back again - arise primarily from his dramatic and theatrical flair rather than from a unified philosophy of love. Untangling his witty, bawdy (and ambiguous) treatment of love, sex, and desire requires a sharp eye and a steady hand.

In Shakespeare on Love & Lust, Maurice Charney delves deeply into Shakespeare's rhetorical and thematic development of this largest of subjects to reveal what makes his plays and poems resonate with contemporary audiences."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-226) and index.