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Book SynopsisThis book probes occluded depictions of queerness in early English drama, ranging from medieval morality plays to Reformation interludes and beyond.
Trade Review"This book has secured a place among the monographs that have shaped the field of early modern queer historiography and drama." -- Goran Stanivukovic, Saint Mary’s University *
Renaissance and Reformation *
"Pugh’s well-researched and convincingly argued book demonstrates not only the value and relevance of the medieval theatrical tradition but also its long-suppressed queerness." -- Nils Clausson *
The Gay & Lesbian Review *
"Tison Pugh’s On the Queerness of Early English Drama: Sex in the Subjunctive is a welcome addition to queer studies scholarship in early English drama studies. It reminds us how very queer early English drama is and provides fresh avenues of exploration for those of us working in this field." -- Jeffery G. Stoyanoff, Pennsylvania State University Altoona *
Early Theatre *
"For its fine scholarship, Pugh’s book stands beside related studies such as Mario DiGangi’s The Homoerotics of Early Modern Drama and James Bromley’s Clothing and Queer Style in Early Modern English Drama. For its accessible language and skillful application of current critical queer theory, this title will appeal to students at all levels." -- G. Sikorski, Anne Arundel Community College *
CHOICE *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Quem Quaeritis? Queerness in Early English Drama Part One: Queer Theories and Themes of Early English Drama 1. A Subjunctive Theory of Dramatic Queerness 2. Themes of Friendship and Sodomy Part Two: Queer Readings of Early English Drama 3. Performative Typology, Jewish Genders, and Jesus’s Queer Romance in the York Corpus Christi Plays 4. Excremental Desire, Queer Allegory, and the Disidentified Audience of Mankind 5. Sodomy, Chastity, and Queer Historiography in John Bale’s Interludes 6. Camp and the Hermaphroditic Gaze in Sir David Lyndsay’s Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis Conclusion: Theatrical Medievalisms, Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi, and the Queer Legacy of Early English Drama Works Cited
