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- Title
Classifying Early Modern Sexuality: Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, and the Politics of Sexuality.
- Authors
Michael John Lee
- Abstract
This paper argues that Christopher Marlowe's Edward II (1594) questions gender expectations and sexuality. The analysis finds that the same-sex attraction and affective relationship that develops between King Edward and Gaveston can be seen as neither simply sodomy nor exclusively as male friendship. Instead, the emotional bonds and marriage-like relationship between the king and his minion suggest that their identities are, in part, formed by their same-sex attraction.
- Subjects
MARLOWE, Christopher, 1564-1593; EDWARD II (Play : Marlowe); HOMOSEXUALITY in literature; GENDER in literature; KINGS &; rulers; DRAMA
- Publication
Quidditas, 2013, Vol 34, p111
- ISSN
1544-9971
- Publication type
Literary Criticism