{"product_id":"9781529390513-retail-straight-acting-the-many-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeare","title":"Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare","description":"'Fluent and witty . . . confident . . . highly readable' Kathryn Hughes,  GUARDIAN 'Lively and accomplished' Sophie Duncan,  LITERARY REVIEW 'E ngaging, enthusiastic and informative' Philip Hensher,  SPECTATOR 'Brilliant - so vivid and so sharp, fantastically clever and consistently fascinating' KATHERINE RUNDELL, author of  Super-Infinite Was Shakespeare gay? The answer is both simpler and more complex than you might think . . . Shakespeare's work was profoundly influenced by the queer culture of his time - much of it totally integrated into mainstream society. From a relentless schooling in Latin and Greek homoeroticism, to a less formal education on the streets and in smoky taverns, from the gender-bending of the early comedies to the astonishingly queer literary scene that nurtured Shakespeare's sonnets, this is a story of artistic development and of personal crisis. Straight Acting  is a surprising portrait of Shakespeare's queer lives - his own and those in his plays and poems. It is a journey back in time and through Shakespeare's England, revealing a culture that both endorsed and supressed same-sex desire. It is a call to stop making Shakespeare act straight and to recognise how queerness powerfully shaped the life and career of the world's most famous playwright. 'Magisterial and saucy . . . This fresh account kickstarts the queer canon of English literature: Shakespeare won't go back in the closet again' EMMA SMITH, author of  This Is Shakespeare","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49345852506331,"sku":"9781529390513-RETAIL","price":21.24,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/706850c0-1959-4e41-a389-c3f09577cc23.jpg?v=1790102738","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781529390513-retail-straight-acting-the-many-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeare","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}