Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Lelia’s Kiss and Renaissance Comedy 1
5. 1. Women in Men’s Clothing: Female Cross- Dressing Plays and the Construction of Feminine Identity 24
6. 2. Woman with Woman: ‘Ma che potrà succedermi se io donna amo una Donna?’ 76
7. 3. Men in Women’s Clothing: Male Cross- Dressing Plays and the Construction of Masculine Identity 113
8. 4. Pedants, Candlemakers, and Boys: Sodomy and Comedy 153
9. 5. The Playing of Matrimony 193
10. Notes 233
11. Bibliography 283
12. Index 305