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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... literary images of female same - sex relationships they created in order to warn and / or titillate were later taken up by lesbian writers and ultimately rescued from their moralistic and male voyeuristic uses . In recent years they ...
... literary images of female same - sex relationships they created in order to warn and / or titillate were later taken up by lesbian writers and ultimately rescued from their moralistic and male voyeuristic uses . In recent years they ...
Page 444
... literary history would have been greatly enhanced had she written more and published more . But , Hull suggests , Grimké cen- sored herself because what she wanted to write were " lines [ she did ] not dare . " The same might be said of ...
... literary history would have been greatly enhanced had she written more and published more . But , Hull suggests , Grimké cen- sored herself because what she wanted to write were " lines [ she did ] not dare . " The same might be said of ...
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... literary reputation was at its height . It was Sinclair who pursued Mew in the relationship , insisting on their frequent meetings , writing the shy and fearful Mew extremely warm notes , and helping her in the literary world . When Mew ...
... literary reputation was at its height . It was Sinclair who pursued Mew in the relationship , insisting on their frequent meetings , writing the shy and fearful Mew extremely warm notes , and helping her in the literary world . When Mew ...
Contents
MENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 9 |
WOMENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 17 |
Aphra Behn | 24 |
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