{"product_id":"the-renaissance-of-lesbianism-in-early-modern-england-paperback-9780521448857","title":"The Renaissance of Lesbianism in Early Modern England (Paperback) 9780521448857","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Renaissance of Lesbianism in Early Modern England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraub analyzes the representation of female-female love and eroticism in early modern literature and drama.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eValerie Traub (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521448857, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 6 June 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e512 pages, 29 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'…[F]rank and enabling engagement with large methodological debates about sexuality…'. The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Renaissance of Lesbianism in Early Modern England is the eagerly-awaited study by the feminist scholar who was among the first to address the issue of early modern female homoeroticism. Valerie Traub analyzes the representation of female-female love, desire and eroticism in a range of early modern discourses, including poetry, drama, visual arts, pornography and medicine. Contrary to the silence and invisibility typically ascribed to lesbianism in the Renaissance, Traub argues that the early modern period witnessed an unprecedented proliferation of representations of such desire. By means of sophisticated interpretations of a comprehensive set of texts, the book not only charts a crucial shift in representations of female homoeroticism over the course of the seventeenth century, but also offers a provocative genealogy of contemporary lesbianism. A contribution to the history of sexuality and to feminist and queer theory, the book addresses current theoretical preoccupations through the lens of historical inquiry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: 'practicing impossibilities'\u003cbr\u003e 1. Setting the stage behind the seen: performing Lesbian history\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'A certaine incredible excesse of pleasure': female orgasm, prosthetic pleasures, and the anatomical Pudica\u003cbr\u003e 3. The politics of pleasure\u003cbr\u003e or, queering Queen Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e 4. The (in)significance of Lesbian desire\u003cbr\u003e 5. The psychomorphology of the clitoris\u003cbr\u003e or, the reemergence of the Tribade in England\u003cbr\u003e 6. Chaste femme love, mythological pastoral, and the perversion of Lesbian desire\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Friendship so curst': Amor Impossibilia, the homoerotic lament, and  the nature of Lesbian desire\u003cbr\u003e 8. The quest for origins, erotic similitude, and the melancholy of Lesbian identification\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Gay%20\u0026amp;%20Lesbian%20studies%20%5BJFSK%5D%22\"\u003eJFSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201500%20to%20c%201800%20%5BDSBD%5D%22\"\u003eDSBD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002179408152,"sku":"9780521448857","price":42.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521448857i_50e390e7-7993-4256-9bbb-996ff4a5990d.jpg?v=1691382049","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-renaissance-of-lesbianism-in-early-modern-england-paperback-9780521448857","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}