Closeted Writing and Lesbian and Gay Literature

Classical, Early Modern, Eighteenth-Century

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Closeted Writing and Lesbian and Gay Literature by David M. Robinson, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David M. Robinson ISBN: 9781351950954
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 15, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: David M. Robinson
ISBN: 9781351950954
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 15, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Arguing for renewed attention to covert same-sex-oriented writing (and to authorial intention more generally), this study explores the representation of female and male homosexuality in late sixteenth- through mid-eighteenth-century British and French literature. The author also uncovers and analyzes long-term continuities in the representation of same-sex love, sex, and desire between the classical, early modern, eighteenth-century, and even modern periods. Among the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century authors and texts examined here are Mme de Murat, Les Memoires De Madame La Comtesse De M*** (1697); John Cleland, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1748-49); Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748); Nicolas Chorier and Jean Nicolas, L'Academie des dames (1680); Delarivier Manley, The New Atalantis (1709); and Isaac de Benserade, Iphis et Iante (1637). Classical texts brought into the discussion include Juvenal's Satires, Lucian's Erotes, and, most importantly, Ovid's Metamorphoses. Casting its net broadly yet exploring deeply-poems, plays, novels, and more; from the serious to the satiric, the polite to the pornographic; well-known and little-known; written in English, French, and Latin; published in early modern and eighteenth-century Britain and France; plus key classical texts-this study engages with the historiography of sexuality as a whole.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Arguing for renewed attention to covert same-sex-oriented writing (and to authorial intention more generally), this study explores the representation of female and male homosexuality in late sixteenth- through mid-eighteenth-century British and French literature. The author also uncovers and analyzes long-term continuities in the representation of same-sex love, sex, and desire between the classical, early modern, eighteenth-century, and even modern periods. Among the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century authors and texts examined here are Mme de Murat, Les Memoires De Madame La Comtesse De M*** (1697); John Cleland, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1748-49); Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748); Nicolas Chorier and Jean Nicolas, L'Academie des dames (1680); Delarivier Manley, The New Atalantis (1709); and Isaac de Benserade, Iphis et Iante (1637). Classical texts brought into the discussion include Juvenal's Satires, Lucian's Erotes, and, most importantly, Ovid's Metamorphoses. Casting its net broadly yet exploring deeply-poems, plays, novels, and more; from the serious to the satiric, the polite to the pornographic; well-known and little-known; written in English, French, and Latin; published in early modern and eighteenth-century Britain and France; plus key classical texts-this study engages with the historiography of sexuality as a whole.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Shadow of the Other by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Ben-Ami Shillony - Collected Writings by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Masterliness in the Teaching Profession by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Persistent Inequality by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Measuring Corruption by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book McLuhan's Global Village Today by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Racism and Education by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Rethinking the SAT by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Suicides in Prison by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Russia's Protectorates in Central Asia by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book The Costs of Crime and Justice by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Scotland Decides by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Personal, Academic and Career Development in Higher Education by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Emerging and Advanced Technologies in Diverse Forensic Sciences by David M. Robinson
Cover of the book Handbook Of Research On The International Relations Of Latin America And The Caribbean by David M. Robinson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy