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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... related to domesticity . In her 1884 novel , A Country Doctor , she argued that as society " becomes more intelligent " it will recognize the unfitness of some women for mar- riage and will promote their pursuit of occupations that are ...
... related to domesticity . In her 1884 novel , A Country Doctor , she argued that as society " becomes more intelligent " it will recognize the unfitness of some women for mar- riage and will promote their pursuit of occupations that are ...
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... associated with life , it could easily be associated with death , with vampirism . The lesbian cunnilingual act ( unlike ... related monsters but were much less eager to attribute heroic virtues to them . Although the earliest literary ...
... associated with life , it could easily be associated with death , with vampirism . The lesbian cunnilingual act ( unlike ... related monsters but were much less eager to attribute heroic virtues to them . Although the earliest literary ...
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... connected with life . Mademoiselle related that her cousin , who was mate of a merchant ship , having taken a nap on deck on such a night , lying on his back , with his face full in the light of the moon , had wakened , after a dream of ...
... connected with life . Mademoiselle related that her cousin , who was mate of a merchant ship , having taken a nap on deck on such a night , lying on his back , with his face full in the light of the moon , had wakened , after a dream of ...
Contents
Y Jean Jacques Rousseau | 12 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
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