Queer virgins and virgin queans on the early modern stage
Puns and punning
English drama, history and criticism, 17th century
Child actors
Gay men in literature
English drama, history and criticism
Theater, history
Homosexuality in literature
Contemporaries
Homosexuality and literature
Sex in literature
English drama
Theater
History and criticism
History
"Queer Virgins and Virgin Queans looks at the early modern theatre through the lens of obscure and obscene puns - especially 'queer' puns, those that carry homoerotic resonances and speak to homoerotic desires. In particular, it resurrects the operations of a small boys' company known as the first W…
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