Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the PresentLillian Faderman Lesbian and bisexual literature over the past four centuries, tracing the evolution of the genre from romantic friendship, through the exotic and evil, to the explicitly sexual. An example of exotic and evil is provided by Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 vampire novella, Carmilla. By the author of Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers. |
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... hair " shorter than most boys . " She often dressed in men's clothes , signed her name " William Cather , Jr. , ” and later liked to be called " Dr. Will . " She enjoyed partici- pating in community theater productions , where she ...
... hair " shorter than most boys . " She often dressed in men's clothes , signed her name " William Cather , Jr. , ” and later liked to be called " Dr. Will . " She enjoyed partici- pating in community theater productions , where she ...
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... HAIR Your strange hair , cold light , Has pale glows and blond dullness ; Your gaze has the blue of ether and waves ; Your gown has the chill of the breeze and the woods . I burn the whiteness of your fingers with kisses . The night air ...
... HAIR Your strange hair , cold light , Has pale glows and blond dullness ; Your gaze has the blue of ether and waves ; Your gown has the chill of the breeze and the woods . I burn the whiteness of your fingers with kisses . The night air ...
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... hair before the wedding when she was aza sheyn meydl such a pretty girl di lange shvartse hor the long black hair di lange 678 CHLOE PLUS OLIVIA.
... hair before the wedding when she was aza sheyn meydl such a pretty girl di lange shvartse hor the long black hair di lange 678 CHLOE PLUS OLIVIA.
Contents
MENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 9 |
WOMENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
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