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A Presentation on Edward the Second and Early Modern Sexuality

A Presentation on Edward the Second and Early Modern Sexuality. By Raleigh Moon and Teresa Schryver. Publication/Performance History of Edward II. Precise date of creation unknown; approximate date is 1592 First performance took place in 1594 by the Earl of Pembroke’s Men

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A Presentation on Edward the Second and Early Modern Sexuality

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  1. A Presentation on Edward the Second and Early Modern Sexuality By Raleigh Moon and Teresa Schryver

  2. Publication/Performance History of Edward II • Precise date of creation unknown; approximate date is 1592 • First performance took place in 1594 by the Earl of Pembroke’s Men • Assumed to have been fairly popular due to several evidences

  3. A Little Biography on Marlowe • 1564-1593 • Son of shoemaker • Attended several schools, received B.A. and M.A. from Cambridge • Spy? • Gnarly death

  4. Biography on the Historical Edward II • 1284-1327 • First act as King was marriage to Isabella of France • Ordinances of 1311 banished Gaveston and limited his power in terms of finances and appointments • Later revoked the ordinances, was subsequently betrayed by his wife, deposed by Edward III

  5. Sodomy and Early Modern Sexuality • What is sodomy? • What is a masculine friend? • “Biological Sex” • Social Gender Roles

  6. Politics and Sexuality in Ed II • Rising unnaturally in class • Gaveston and Mortimer • Role of the King • The King’s two bodies • Concept of Treachery • Nobles, Mort and Isabella • Edward and Gaveston

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