Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index.
Contents:
Background on William Shakespeare. The life of Shakespeare / David Scott Kastan -- The ambiguous sexuality of Shakespeare's sonnets / Robert Matz -- Sexuality in Shakespeare's comedies. Shakespeare's ideas on sex and gender / David Bevington -- Love and courtship / Catherine Bates -- Sexual tension in The Taming of the Shrew / Maurice Charney -- The power of passionate love in A Midsummer Night's Dream / Alexander Leggatt -- Sexual anxiety in Much Ado About Nothing / Carol Thomas Neely -- Much Ado About Nothing / Michael Mangan -- Cross-dressing and courtship in As You Like It / Penny Gay -- Sexuality and the law in Measure for Measure / Bernice W. Kliman and Laury Magnus -- Sexuality in the twenty-first century. Social media and choices in relationships / Jill Filipovic -- The choice myth about sexual orientation / Ryan C. Ebersole -- The decline of romantic comedies in American film / Christopher Orr -- Modern myths about sex differences / Agustin Fuentes.
Summary:
"Social Issues in Literature meets the need for materials supporting curriculum integration. Each title in this distinctive new series examines an important literary work or body of work through the lens of a major social issue. Each volume presents biographical and critical information on the author, viewpoints on the social issue portrayed in the book, and contemporary assessments of the social issue as well as a chronology of important dates in the author's life, discussion questions, a guide to additional literary works that focus on the same social issue, a bibliography for further research and a thorough subject index"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.