Cultural Politics--Queer Reading

by Alan Sinfield

Overview

Was Shakespeare gay? Is The Merchant of Venice anti-Semitic? How does mainstream reading differ from that of subcultural groups? In this lively and readable book, Alan Sinfield challenges the assumptions of English literature and investigates the principles and practices that may inform lesbian and gay reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812215427
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/1994
Series:	New Cultural Studies
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Alan Sinfield is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Sussex.

Table of Contents

Foreword

1. Shakespeare and Dissident Reading
2. Art as Cultural Production
3. Un-American Activities
4. Beyond Englit

Notes
Texts Cited
Index