SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: William Shakespeare: Venus and Adonis

»Venus and Adonis is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare published in 1593. It is probably Shakespeare's first publication.
The poem tells the story of Venus, the goddess of Love; of her unrequited love; and of her attempted seduction of Adonis, an extremely handsome young man, who would rather go hunting. The poem is pastoral, and at times erotic, comic and tragic. It contains discourses on the nature of love, and observations of nature.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 16^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Sexual Harassment

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Rothenberg, Alan B. »Oral rape fantasy and rejection of mother in the imagery of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis.« Psychoanalytic quarterly 40 (1971): 447-468.

[Info] Willis, Charisse. Gendering Violence: Re-thinking Coercion and Consent in Early Modern English Literature. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Michigan, 2019.

[Info] Wortis, Joseph. »Venus and Adonis: An Early Account of Sexual Harassment.« Biological Psychiatry 35 (1994): 293.

[Info] Wortis, Joseph. »Venus and Adonis: An Early Account of Sexual Harassment.« Venus and Adonis: Critical Essays. Edited by Philip C. Kolin. New York 1997: 259-260.

II. Speaker Index