Jean Howard in her introduction to As You Like It in
The Norton Shakespeare observes the following:
Ganymede is a beautiful boy Zeus fell in love with and carried to Olympus to be his cupbearer. During the Renaissance, a “Ganymede” was a young boy who was the lover of an older man. During the Renaissance, people did not assume that people had fixed sexual identities. Men especially could be bisexual. Marriage was a social institution to solve social problems.
Describe what you're looking for in as much detail as you'd like.
Our AI reads your request and finds the best matching books for you.
Popular searches:
Join 2 million readers and get unlimited free ebooks