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Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition
English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean, Second Edition
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Beschreibung
Explores the sexual world of the one of the most fabled and romanticized characters in history-the pirate. From Blackbeard to Captain Hook, pirates have been the subject of countless movies, books, children's tales, and even a world-famous amusement park ride. In Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition. , B. R. Burg looks beyond the myth to analyze the social and sexual world of sea rovers. Through his innovative analysis of archival materials, he uncovers the queer history of piracy. Burg makes the groundbreaking argument that buccaneer sexuality differed widely from that of other all-male institutions such as prisons. Instead of existing within a regimented structure of rule, regulations, and oppressive supervision, buccaneers operated in a society in which widespread tolerance of homosexuality was the norm and conditions encouraged its practice. Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition. has helped to reshape the figure of the pirate for a new century. In Burg's introduction, he discusses the controversy that surrounded the book when it was published in 1983 and how our perspectives on all-male societies have since changed. Creating an indelible impact on our culture, the book was even read by Johnny Depp in preparation for his role of Captain Jack Sparrow. In a time when we are rethinking conventional historical narratives, Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition. offers an essential, alternative perspective on the centuries-old figure of the pirate.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- B. R. Burg
Erscheinungsjahr
- 1995
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 277