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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... lesbians . 4. In the closet : the literature of lesbian encoding 5. Amazons : the literature of lesbian feminism 6. Flowerings : post - lesbian - feminist literature This anthology also engages with the critical dialogue that attempts ...
... lesbians . 4. In the closet : the literature of lesbian encoding 5. Amazons : the literature of lesbian feminism 6. Flowerings : post - lesbian - feminist literature This anthology also engages with the critical dialogue that attempts ...
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... lesbian - feminist poet Fran Winant character- ized it in a poem of the 1970s , the secret to the construction of a peaceful amazon world was to " eat rice , have faith in women . " Lesbian - feminist writers , whether poets , essayists ...
... lesbian - feminist poet Fran Winant character- ized it in a poem of the 1970s , the secret to the construction of a peaceful amazon world was to " eat rice , have faith in women . " Lesbian - feminist writers , whether poets , essayists ...
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... lesbian writers wrested from homophobic writers , whose influence had prevailed through much of the history of lesbian literature , the right to define who the lesbian was . Though lesbian - feminist definitions came to be seen as too ...
... lesbian writers wrested from homophobic writers , whose influence had prevailed through much of the history of lesbian literature , the right to define who the lesbian was . Though lesbian - feminist definitions came to be seen as too ...
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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