Acknowledgments . . ix 
Introduction: Lelia's Kiss and Renaissance Comedy . . 3 

1 Women in Men's Clothing: Female Cross-Dressing Plays and the Construction of Feminine Identity . . 24 
2 Woman with Woman: 'Ma che potra succedermi se io donna amo una Donna?' . . 76
3 Men in Women's Clothing: Male Cross-Dressing Plays and the Construction of Masculine Identity . . 113  
4 Pedants, Candlemakers, and Boys: Sodomy and Comedy . . 153 
5 The Playing of Matrimony . . 193 

Notes . . 233 
Bibliography . . 283 
Index . . 305