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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... present as lesbian a work of the late twentieth century that does not address the issue of lesbianism with some measure of directness , unless there is reason to believe ( because of clues such as the author's own lesbianism ) that she ...
... present as lesbian a work of the late twentieth century that does not address the issue of lesbianism with some measure of directness , unless there is reason to believe ( because of clues such as the author's own lesbianism ) that she ...
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... present a female's love for another female and not focus on psychoanalyz- ing or otherwise medicalizing its meaning . Hull was apparently frustrated that she did not have that luxury in later years . In 1953 , inspired by the Kinsey ...
... present a female's love for another female and not focus on psychoanalyz- ing or otherwise medicalizing its meaning . Hull was apparently frustrated that she did not have that luxury in later years . In 1953 , inspired by the Kinsey ...
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... present , men , women , & children . After supper , read aloud ( took me 40 minutes ) Canning's speech to his constituents at Liverpool on his election for this present parliament . Fine day . Went up- stairs at 11.20 . M & I had a good ...
... present , men , women , & children . After supper , read aloud ( took me 40 minutes ) Canning's speech to his constituents at Liverpool on his election for this present parliament . Fine day . Went up- stairs at 11.20 . M & I had a good ...
Contents
Y Jean Jacques Rousseau | 12 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
Copyright | |
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