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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... relationship between two women that is ultimately frustrated by one of the women's lack of courage to leave her mother's home and claim her right to her own life . The het- erosexual reader , or any reader familiar with the literature ...
... relationship between two women that is ultimately frustrated by one of the women's lack of courage to leave her mother's home and claim her right to her own life . The het- erosexual reader , or any reader familiar with the literature ...
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... relationship with Wood , which lasted until 1931 , has been de- scribed by Barnes's biographers , such as Andrew Field , as " tempestuous . " It was one of the models for the Nora - Robin relationship in Nightwood . Like Nora , Barnes ...
... relationship with Wood , which lasted until 1931 , has been de- scribed by Barnes's biographers , such as Andrew Field , as " tempestuous . " It was one of the models for the Nora - Robin relationship in Nightwood . Like Nora , Barnes ...
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... relationship cooled by the end of the 1920s ( primarily because Vita engaged in other lesbian af- fairs ) , they remained close until Virginia's death in 1941. As much as Vir- ginia had been involved in the relationship , however , it ...
... relationship cooled by the end of the 1920s ( primarily because Vita engaged in other lesbian af- fairs ) , they remained close until Virginia's death in 1941. As much as Vir- ginia had been involved in the relationship , however , it ...
Contents
Y Jean Jacques Rousseau | 12 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
Copyright | |
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