Exploring the representation of sexual relations between men in English literature of the 17th century, Hammond includes readings of Shakespeare's Sonnets and shows how his plays added homosexual elements to his source stories. He analyses the satirical representation of homosexual kings and the homoerotic poetry of Marvell and Rochester.
Paul Hammond explores the representation of sexual relations between men in English literature of the seventeenth century. He includes detailed readings of Shakespeare's Sonnets, and shows how his plays added homosexual elements to his source stories. He also analyses the satirical representation of homosexual kings such as James I and William III, and the homoerotic poetry of Marvell and Rochester.
... manifests a commitment to close readings which explore the local biases both of language and desire in ways which get to the heart of questions not simply about sexuality but about literariness.
