16). However the 'temptation to debauchery, from which homosexuality was not clearly distinguished, was accepted as part of the common lot, be it never so abhorred' (Bray, 1982, pp.16,17) and it was in this generalisation of debauchery and it's associated terms where the practise of male/male sex struggle to hold it's own against other concepts of sexual perversions such as heterosexual sodomy, bestiality and prostitution. The nearest terms that can be found that identify with our understanding of homosexuality is that of 'bugger' and 'sodomite' and these terms are more general in that they include those "sins" as described above and these were temptations 'to which all, in principle at least, were subject' (Bray, 1982, p.16). It seems then that lacking a fit description to apply to one with homoerotic desires that there will be a further muddying of the waters when one tries to identify behaviour other than the sexual act as homoerotic. If follows then that if there exists a confusion of what is homoerotic behaviour then any boundaries that it has with homosocial behaviour will not be as clearly defined as one would suppose. .
Returning to the issue of homosocial behaviour I wish to concentrate on ideas of gentlemanly friendship. Jeffrey Masten, in his book Textual Intercourse, refers to a variety of discourses in demonstrating prevailing ideas of friendship in Renaissance culture. He shows us Richard Braithwaite's The English Gentleman as a guidebook to the qualities displayed by gentlemen and one such quality is that of 'acquaintance' and in defining such Braithwaite says that it should seek to be like 'two Twins [who] cannot be more naturally neare, than these [two such 'acquaintances'] be more affectionately deare' (Masten, 1997, p.32). Braithwaite goes on to suggest that gentlemanly friendship includes a sharing of one soul in two bodies and that 'a friend is nothing else than a second selfe.
It was in Harlem where the Harlem Renaissance was born. ... African-Americans produced an abundance of poetry, fiction, drama, and essay during this time period. ... Works Cited "Harlem Renaissance Authors" Encarta.com. 21 July 2002. ... Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America Harry N. ... "Chapter 9: Harlem Renaissance-An Introduction." ...
This African-American cultural movement became known as "The New Negro Movement" and later as the Harlem Renaissance. ... The Harlem Renaissance has long been considered by many to be the high point in African American writing. ... The Harlem Renaissance transformed African-American identity and history, but it also transformed American culture in general. ... In Harlem in the 1920's many people, both African-American and white, attended vaudeville shows, dramas, and Broadway plays performed by African-Americans. The Harlem Renaissance reflected a desire to display the culture of African...
The other kind of homoeroticism within the play arises from Rosalind's cross-dressing. ... In drawing on the motif of homoeroticism, As You Like It is influenced by the pastoral tradition, which typically contains elements of same-sex love. ... Twelfth Night is not without its own homoerotic subtext. ... Another homoerotic scenario occurs between Olivia and Cesario. ... As with many of the other master/servant relationships in Shakespeare's plays, Sebastian has a similar subtle homoerotic experience with his servant Antonio. ...
Across the culture spectrum (literature, drama, music, visual art, dance) and also in the realm of social thought (sociology, historiography, philosophy), artists and intellectuals found a new way to explore the historical experiences of black America. ... So, it caused the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance. ... So how whites got attentions for the Harlem Renaissance? ... For example, in the book "Refined Racism: White Patronage in the Harlem Renaissance" stated "At the time of the Harlem Renaissance, that "renaissance" would never have progressed beyond Harlem with...
I would suggest that Shakespeare explores homoerotic possibilities in several characters. ... The idea of a homoerotic relationship between these two would also be backed by the speedy acceptance by Orlando of the situation. ... Shakespeare has, I would suggest, deliberately woven in homoerotic potential throughout this play. ... She goes on to point out that transvestism was widespread in this period as it was in the Renaissance. ... He suggests that this line refers back to the renaissance myth of Orpheus who established an all male community. ...
History "The Renaissance" The renaissance was a period of time during the 1300's when Italy changed. The Renaissance spread throughout Western Europe, reaching its height in the 1500's. ... Renaissance artist gained work by attracting the support of a rich patron-a noble, a king, of even a pope. ... In the city of Florence, the rich and powerful Medici family became the most famous renaissance patrons. ... Renaissance art explored the physical world and the individual's role in it. ...
Renaissance didn't happen overnight; rather it took place gradually following the Middle Ages. ... The society during Renaissance often dealt with individualism and secularism. ... However, literature's not the only way to show the humanism of the Renaissance. The arts had differences between the Mid-Ages and the Renaissance as well. ... The main theme of arts in Renaissance was realism, besides humanism. ...
The Renaissance began in northern and central Italy. ... Drama: Since the middle ages the only kind of drama people ever saw was the mystery play, in which local people would act out stories from the Bible in the streets of their town. ... Many Renaissance works of art show subjects taken from the bible. ... Renaissance sculpture went a step further! ... One of the most famous poets during the Renaissance is John Milton. ...
The Renaissance The Renaissance was a new age when people became less concerned with the mysteries of heaven and more interested in the things around them. ... We can learn how the Renaissance began and flourished in the Italian city-states, we can also learn how France was influenced by the Italian Renaissance, last but not lease, how the English monarchy promoted the Renaissance in England. One thing we can learn from the Renaissance age is learn how the Renaissance began and flourished in the Italian city-states. ... The second thing we can learn from the Renaissance is how France wa...
