Parodies of Manhood Bent: Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Queer Verona

Jacqueline  Petropoulos

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Vol. 46 No. 1 (2021): Special Issue: Queer Bodies/Corps Queers

Parodies of Manhood Bent: Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Queer Verona

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Submitted: January 30, 2022
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Bailey, Meredith. “Handsome Alice Shines Light on Female Stories.” Avenue Magazine [Calgary], 22 Apr. 2016, www.avenuecalgary.com/Things-to-Do/Handsome-AliceShines-Light-on-Female-Stories/.
Bemrose, John. “Shakespearean Folly.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Maclean’s, 29 Jan. 1990, p. 66.
Bratswell, Helen. “Poking Fun at Shakespeare: Juliet and Desdemona Run Amok after Being Set Free from Tragic Twists.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Vancouver Sun, 10 Feb. 1990, p. E2.
Bulman, James C. “Bringing Cheek by Jowl’s As You Like It Out of the Closet: The Politics of Queer Theater.” Bulman, pp. 79-95.
Bulman, James C. Introduction. Bulman, pp. 11-20.
Bulman, James C. editor. Shakespeare Re-Dressed: Cross-Gender Casting in Contemporary Performance. Farleigh Dickinson UP, 2008.
Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble. Routledge, 1990.
Butler, Judith. “Imitation and Gender Insubordination.” Inside/Out: Lesbian Theories, Gay Theories, edited by Diana Fuss, Routledge, 1991, pp. 307-20.
Conlogue, Ray. “New Roles for Classic Heroines.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. The Globe and Mail, 4 Apr. 1988, p. C9.
Conlogue, Ray. Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. The Globe and Mail, 31 Mar. 1990, p. C9.
Crew, Robert. “Desdemona Delicious Fun.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Toronto Star, 29 Mar. 1990, p. C3.
Crew, Robert. “Goodnight Desdemona Puts a Twist on the Bard.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Toronto Star, 4 Apr. 1988, p. C5.
Dolan, Jill. The Feminist Spectator as Critic. U of Michigan P, 1995.
Dvorak, Marta. “Goodnight William Shakespeare (Good Morning Ann-Marie MacDonald): MacDonald’s Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” Canadian Theatre Review, nos. 79-80, 1994, pp. 128-33.
Dykk, Lloyd. “Bites of Bard Prove Bright yet Laboured.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Vancouver Sun, 23 Feb. 1990, p. D4.
Garber, Marjorie. Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety. HarperCollins, 1993.
Grant, Cynthia. “Still ‘Activist’ after All These Years? Reflections on Feminism and Activist Theatre, Then and Now.” Feminist Theatre and Performance, edited by Susan Bennett, Playwrights Canada Press, 2006, pp. 147-53.
Hadfield, D.A. Reproducing Women’s Dramatic History: The Politics of Playing in Toronto. Talonbooks, 2007.
Harrington, Louise. “‘Excuse Me while I Turn This Upside Down’: Three Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare.” British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2007, pp. 123-42.
Hemminger, Peter. “Five Facts about Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Calgary Herald, 9 May 2016, calgaryherald.com/life/swerve/five-facts-about-goodnight-desdemona-good-morning-juliet.
Hengen, Shannon. “Towards a Feminist Comedy.” Canadian Literature, vol. 146, 1995, pp. 97-109.
Hobson, Louis B. “Goodnight Desdemona Gives Shakespeare a Feminist Twist.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Calgary Herald, 5 May 2016, calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/goodnight-desdemonagives-shakespeare-a-feminist-twist.
Hobson, Louis B. “Review: Goodnight Desdemona: A Comic Delight.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Calgary Herald, 17 May 2016, calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/review-goodnight-desdemona-a-comic-delight.
Jardine, Alice. Still Harping on Daughters: Women and Drama in the Age of Shakespeare. Columbia UP, 1983.
King, Randall. “For Never Was a Story of More . . . Woah!” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Winnipeg Free Press, 2 Feb. 2020, www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/for-never-was-a-storyof-more-woah-567487641.html.
Knowles, Richard Paul. “Reading Material: Transfers, Remounts, and the Production of Meaning in Contemporary Toronto Drama and Theatre.” Essays on Canadian Writing, vols. 51-52, 1993, pp. 258-95.
Levenson, Jill L. “‘The Bard Is Immanent’”: Politics in Adaptations of Shakespeare’s Plays since the 1960s.” Forum for World Literature Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2014. Gale Academic OneFile, link-gale-com.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/apps/doc/A376509902/AONE?u=yorku_main&sid=AONE&xid=78e30b36.
Levine, Laura. “Men in Women’s Clothing: Anti-Theatricality and Effeminization from 1579-1642.” Criticism, vol. 20, no. 2, 1986, pp. 121-43.
MacDonald, Ann-Marie. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). Vintage Canada, 1998.
MacKay, Ellen. “The Spectre of Straight Shakespeare: New Ways of Looking at Old Texts in Goodnight, Desdemona and Mad Boy Chronicle.” Canadian Shakespeare, edited by Susan Knutson, Playwrights Canada Press, 2010, pp. 69-75.
MacKay, Meg. “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Roars with Wit and Humour.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald.
Joyful Magpies, 16 May 2016, joyfulmagpies.com/2016/05/16/goodnight-desdemonagood-morning-juliet-roars-with-wit-and-humour/.
Menon, Madhavi. “Introduction: Queer Shakes.” Shakesqueer: A Queer Companion to the Complete Works of Shakespeare, edited by Madhavi Menon, Duke UP, 2011, pp. 1-27.
Nicholls, Liz. “Hilarious Warm-Hearted Play a Delight.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Edmonton Journal, 4 Feb. 1990, p. D2.
Novy, Marianne. “Saving Desdemona and/or Ourselves: Plays by Ann-Marie MacDonald and Paula Vogel.” Transforming Shakespeare, edited by Marianne Novy, St. Martin’s Press, 1999, pp. 67-85.
Porter, Laurin R. “Shakespeare’s Sisters: Desdemona, Juliet, and Constance Ledbelly in Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” Modern Drama, no. 38, 1995, pp. 362-77.
Schmidt, Joff. “Silly and Smart, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) a Satisfying Shakespearean Mash-Up.” CBC News, 1 Feb. 2020, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/theatre-review-goodnight-desdemona-theatre-projects-1.5448837.
Scott, Shelley. Nightwood: A Women’s Work Is Always Done. Athabasca UP, 2010.
Rozett, Martha Tuck. Talking Back to Shakespeare. U of Delaware P, 1994.
Wagner, Vit. “By Women, for Everybody.” Toronto Star, 17 Mar. 1990, p. H2.
Wilson, Ann. “Critical Revisions: Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” Women on the Canadian Stage, edited by Rita Much, Blizzard, 1992, pp. 3-12.

How to Cite

Petropoulos, J. . (2022). Parodies of Manhood Bent: Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Queer Verona. Studies in Canadian Literature, 46(1), 96–116. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/SCL/article/view/32737

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[1] Bailey, Meredith. “Handsome Alice Shines Light on Female Stories.” Avenue Magazine [Calgary], 22 Apr. 2016, www.avenuecalgary.com/Things-to-Do/Handsome-AliceShines-Light-on-Female-Stories/.

[2] Bemrose, John. “Shakespearean Folly.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Maclean’s, 29 Jan. 1990, p. 66.

[3] Bratswell, Helen. “Poking Fun at Shakespeare: Juliet and Desdemona Run Amok after Being Set Free from Tragic Twists.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Vancouver Sun, 10 Feb. 1990, p. E2.

[4] Bulman, James C. “Bringing Cheek by Jowl’s As You Like It Out of the Closet: The Politics of Queer Theater.” Bulman, pp. 79-95.

[5] Bulman, James C. Introduction. Bulman, pp. 11-20.

[6] Bulman, James C. editor. Shakespeare Re-Dressed: Cross-Gender Casting in Contemporary Performance. Farleigh Dickinson UP, 2008.

[7] Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble. Routledge, 1990.

[8] Butler, Judith. “Imitation and Gender Insubordination.” Inside/Out: Lesbian Theories, Gay Theories, edited by Diana Fuss, Routledge, 1991, pp. 307-20.

[9] Conlogue, Ray. “New Roles for Classic Heroines.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. The Globe and Mail, 4 Apr. 1988, p. C9.

[10] Conlogue, Ray. Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. The Globe and Mail, 31 Mar. 1990, p. C9.

[11] Crew, Robert. “Desdemona Delicious Fun.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Toronto Star, 29 Mar. 1990, p. C3.

[12] Crew, Robert. “Goodnight Desdemona Puts a Twist on the Bard.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Toronto Star, 4 Apr. 1988, p. C5.

[13] Dolan, Jill. The Feminist Spectator as Critic. U of Michigan P, 1995.

[14] Dvorak, Marta. “Goodnight William Shakespeare (Good Morning Ann-Marie MacDonald): MacDonald’s Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” Canadian Theatre Review, nos. 79-80, 1994, pp. 128-33.

[15] Dykk, Lloyd. “Bites of Bard Prove Bright yet Laboured.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Vancouver Sun, 23 Feb. 1990, p. D4.

[16] Garber, Marjorie. Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety. HarperCollins, 1993.

[17] Grant, Cynthia. “Still ‘Activist’ after All These Years? Reflections on Feminism and Activist Theatre, Then and Now.” Feminist Theatre and Performance, edited by Susan Bennett, Playwrights Canada Press, 2006, pp. 147-53.

[18] Hadfield, D.A. Reproducing Women’s Dramatic History: The Politics of Playing in Toronto. Talonbooks, 2007.

[19] Harrington, Louise. “‘Excuse Me while I Turn This Upside Down’: Three Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare.” British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2007, pp. 123-42.

[20] Hemminger, Peter. “Five Facts about Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Calgary Herald, 9 May 2016, calgaryherald.com/life/swerve/five-facts-about-goodnight-desdemona-good-morning-juliet.

[21] Hengen, Shannon. “Towards a Feminist Comedy.” Canadian Literature, vol. 146, 1995, pp. 97-109.

[22] Hobson, Louis B. “Goodnight Desdemona Gives Shakespeare a Feminist Twist.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Calgary Herald, 5 May 2016, calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/goodnight-desdemonagives-shakespeare-a-feminist-twist.

[23] Hobson, Louis B. “Review: Goodnight Desdemona: A Comic Delight.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Calgary Herald, 17 May 2016, calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/review-goodnight-desdemona-a-comic-delight.

[24] Jardine, Alice. Still Harping on Daughters: Women and Drama in the Age of Shakespeare. Columbia UP, 1983.

[25] King, Randall. “For Never Was a Story of More . . . Woah!” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Winnipeg Free Press, 2 Feb. 2020, www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/for-never-was-a-storyof-more-woah-567487641.html.

[26] Knowles, Richard Paul. “Reading Material: Transfers, Remounts, and the Production of Meaning in Contemporary Toronto Drama and Theatre.” Essays on Canadian Writing, vols. 51-52, 1993, pp. 258-95.

[27] Levenson, Jill L. “‘The Bard Is Immanent’”: Politics in Adaptations of Shakespeare’s Plays since the 1960s.” Forum for World Literature Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2014. Gale Academic OneFile, link-gale-com.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/apps/doc/A376509902/AONE?u=yorku_main&sid=AONE&xid=78e30b36.

[28] Levine, Laura. “Men in Women’s Clothing: Anti-Theatricality and Effeminization from 1579-1642.” Criticism, vol. 20, no. 2, 1986, pp. 121-43.

[29] MacDonald, Ann-Marie. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). Vintage Canada, 1998.

[30] MacKay, Ellen. “The Spectre of Straight Shakespeare: New Ways of Looking at Old Texts in Goodnight, Desdemona and Mad Boy Chronicle.” Canadian Shakespeare, edited by Susan Knutson, Playwrights Canada Press, 2010, pp. 69-75.

[31] MacKay, Meg. “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Roars with Wit and Humour.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald.

[32] Joyful Magpies, 16 May 2016, joyfulmagpies.com/2016/05/16/goodnight-desdemonagood-morning-juliet-roars-with-wit-and-humour/.

[33] Menon, Madhavi. “Introduction: Queer Shakes.” Shakesqueer: A Queer Companion to the Complete Works of Shakespeare, edited by Madhavi Menon, Duke UP, 2011, pp. 1-27.

[34] Nicholls, Liz. “Hilarious Warm-Hearted Play a Delight.” Review of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Edmonton Journal, 4 Feb. 1990, p. D2.

[35] Novy, Marianne. “Saving Desdemona and/or Ourselves: Plays by Ann-Marie MacDonald and Paula Vogel.” Transforming Shakespeare, edited by Marianne Novy, St. Martin’s Press, 1999, pp. 67-85.

[36] Porter, Laurin R. “Shakespeare’s Sisters: Desdemona, Juliet, and Constance Ledbelly in Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” Modern Drama, no. 38, 1995, pp. 362-77.

[37] Schmidt, Joff. “Silly and Smart, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) a Satisfying Shakespearean Mash-Up.” CBC News, 1 Feb. 2020, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/theatre-review-goodnight-desdemona-theatre-projects-1.5448837.

[38] Scott, Shelley. Nightwood: A Women’s Work Is Always Done. Athabasca UP, 2010.

[39] Rozett, Martha Tuck. Talking Back to Shakespeare. U of Delaware P, 1994.

[40] Wagner, Vit. “By Women, for Everybody.” Toronto Star, 17 Mar. 1990, p. H2.

[41] Wilson, Ann. “Critical Revisions: Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” Women on the Canadian Stage, edited by Rita Much, Blizzard, 1992, pp. 3-12.