Introduction : Lelia's kiss and Renaissance comedy -- Women in men's clothing : female cross-dressing plays and the construction of feminine identity -- Woman with woman : 'ma che potrà succedermi se io donna amo una donna?' -- Men in women's clothing : male cross-dressing plays and the construction of masculine identity -- Pedants, candlemakers, and boys : sodomy and comedy -- The playing of matrimony
Lelia's Kiss analyzes gender roles, sexuality, and marriage in the Italian Renaissance through the lens of a large number of comedies from the period, ranging well beyond the traditional canon