ABSTRACT

This is an analysis of sexual themes in the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher, both in the context of the Jacobean theatre and in the light of modern readings of sexuality and gender during the English Renaissance. Sandra Clark challenges commonly-held perceptions of Beaumont and Fletcher's work. The book is intended for undergraduate and graduate courses on Renaissance literature, Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, tragicomedy, gender and genre in the Renaissance.

chapter |23 pages

Introduction

The Beaumont and Fletcher Partnership: Reputation and Collaboration

chapter Chapter 1|29 pages

The Price of Virtue: Chastity Plays

chapter Chapter 2|25 pages

Gender

chapter Chapter 3|23 pages

Misogyny and Manhood

chapter Chapter 4|27 pages

Sex and Tyranny

chapter Chapter 5|25 pages

Courtship and Marriage in the Comedies

chapter |7 pages

Conclusion