<P>In this engaging and accessible guidebook, Stephen Guy-Bray uses queer theory to argue that in many of Shakespeare¿s works representation itself becomes queer.</P><P></P><P>Shakespeare often uses representation, not just as a lens through which to tell a story, but as a textual tool in itself. <I>Shakespeare and Queer Representation </I>includes a thorough introduction that discusses how we can define queer representation, with each chapter developing these theories to examine works that span the entire career of Shakespeare, including his sonnets, <EM>Venus and Adonis</EM>, <EM>The Rape of Lucrece</EM>, <EM>King John</EM>, <EM>Macbeth</EM>, and <EM>Cymbeline</EM>. The book highlights the extent to which Shakespeare¿s works can be seen to anticipate, and even to extend, many of the insights of the latest developments in queer theory.</P><P></P><P>This thought-provoking and evocative book is an essential guide for students studying Shakespeare and Renaissance literature, gender
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