![]() ![]() ![]() Leo and Xeno (oringally Leontes and Polixenes) have a fraught relationship however, Winterson tugs at the strings of their friendship when she delves into their past. These relationships, moreover, are broken down, formed, and even re-conceptualized by the paths that time allows the characters to explore but only if they are willing to accept that the significations of the past may remain open like the future. While Shakespeare’s works may often lend themselves to homoerotic interpretations, Winterson’s novel opens a queer space that challenges how relationships can be based more on affect rather than on labels. In Winterson’s case, she reimagines A Winter’s Tale, the play famous for the obdurate King Leontes’s accusation of his wife’s infidelity and the ensuing tragedies. The Gap of Time, Jeanette Winterson’s latest novel, is the first in the Hogarth Shakespeare series, which features “cover” versions of Shakespearean classics. ![]()
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