Figuring Sex Between Men from Shakespeare to Rochester

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Focusing on the portrayal of male sexual relationships in seventeenth-century English literature, the book delves into Shakespeare's Sonnets and the incorporation of homosexual themes in his plays. It also examines the satirical depictions of homosexual monarchs like James I and William III, alongside the homoerotic poetry of Marvell and Rochester, highlighting the cultural and literary context of the period.