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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Page 125
... working class , the servant Lane plays a role simi- lar to that of the working - class men who , coached as witnesses by the Marquis of Queensberry , would betray Wilde's secret . As a servant , moreover , Lane is in a situation of ...
... working class , the servant Lane plays a role simi- lar to that of the working - class men who , coached as witnesses by the Marquis of Queensberry , would betray Wilde's secret . As a servant , moreover , Lane is in a situation of ...
Page 201
... class inequality of Carpenter's relationship with Merrill poses something of a problem in assessing the extent to ... working- class people . " " Yet this cautious support of Carpenter's relationship reinforces the very imbalance between ...
... class inequality of Carpenter's relationship with Merrill poses something of a problem in assessing the extent to ... working- class people . " " Yet this cautious support of Carpenter's relationship reinforces the very imbalance between ...
Page 270
... working - class men , 167 , 204 , 205 ; persecuted by Marquis of Queensberry , 196 , 198 ; self- disclosures of , 207 ; as " unspeak- able , " 208 ; influence on Forster , 213 , 249 ( n . 4 ) -works : " Critic as Artist , " 111 ; De ...
... working - class men , 167 , 204 , 205 ; persecuted by Marquis of Queensberry , 196 , 198 ; self- disclosures of , 207 ; as " unspeak- able , " 208 ; influence on Forster , 213 , 249 ( n . 4 ) -works : " Critic as Artist , " 111 ; De ...
Contents
Defacing Oscar Wilde | 107 |
The Hidden Agenda of Edward Carpenters | 161 |
Sexual Reconstruction in E M Forsters Secret Fictions | 206 |
Copyright | |
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