Ross, Charlotte
Eccentricity and Sameness

Discourses on Lesbianism and Desire Between Women in Italy, 1860s-1930s.

Dispelling widespread views that female same-sex desire is virtually absent from Italian literature and cultural production, the 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. X,308 Seiten, broschiert (Italian modernities; vol. 22/Peter Lang 2015) leicht berieben/slightly rubbed