Secret Selves: Confession and Same-sex Desire in Victorian AutobiographyFocusing on the representation of same-sex desire in Victorian autobiographical writing, Oliver Buckton offers readings of works by influential figures in late-19th-century literature and culture. Combining research, historical analysis, and contemporary theories of autobiography, gender and sexual identity, he provides studies of confessional narratives by Edward Carpenter, John Henry Newman, John Addington Symonds, Oscar Wilde, and, in an epilogue, E.M. Forster. |
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... Victorian ideal of masculinity , much as they compli- cate the unique " identity " of the Victorian writer . In the broadest sense , this book is deeply influenced by the field of gender theory . The writings of Judith Butler and Eve ...
... Victorian ideal of masculinity , much as they compli- cate the unique " identity " of the Victorian writer . In the broadest sense , this book is deeply influenced by the field of gender theory . The writings of Judith Butler and Eve ...
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... Victorian back- ground of aesthetic discourse and controversy about the aesthetic en- codings of dissident desire in which Wilde's writings were produced.2 By focusing on Wilde and Walter Pater's subversive appropriation of dominant ...
... Victorian back- ground of aesthetic discourse and controversy about the aesthetic en- codings of dissident desire in which Wilde's writings were produced.2 By focusing on Wilde and Walter Pater's subversive appropriation of dominant ...
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... Victorian Writing . " In Rewriting the Victorians : Theory , History , and the Politics of Gender , edited by Linda M. Shires , 87-100 . New York : Routledge , 1992 . Sime , A. H. Moncur . Edward Carpenter : His Ideas and Ideals ...
... Victorian Writing . " In Rewriting the Victorians : Theory , History , and the Politics of Gender , edited by Linda M. Shires , 87-100 . New York : Routledge , 1992 . Sime , A. H. Moncur . Edward Carpenter : His Ideas and Ideals ...
Contents
Defacing Oscar Wilde | 107 |
Sexual Reconstruction in E M Forsters Secret Fictions | 206 |
Notes | 219 |
Copyright | |
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