Eccentricity and Sameness Discourses on Lesbianism and Desire Between Women in Italy, 1860s-1930s |
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| Author:
| Ross, Charlotte |
| Series title: | Italian Modernities Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-0353-9756-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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Dispelling widespread views that female same-sex desire is virtually absent from Italian literature and cultural production, this groundbreaking study demonstrates that narratives of lesbianism between 1860 and 1939 are significantly more numerous than has been asserted, opening up important new perspectives on discourses of sexuality in Italy.
Dispelling widespread views that female same-sex desire is virtually absent from Italian literature and cultural production, this groundbreaking study demonstrates that narratives of lesbianism between 1860 and 1939 are significantly more numerous than has been asserted, opening up important new perspectives on discourses of sexuality in Italy.