Sappho and the Virgin Mary: Same-Sex Love and the English Literary Imagination (Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies)

by Ruth Vanita

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This work looks at the legacy of love between women in the English canon from romantic to postcolonial literature. It examines layers of homoeroticism in works by male and female authors, and demonstrates the place of lesbian desire in the Western literary imagination.
  • ISBN10 0231105509
  • ISBN13 9780231105507
  • Publish Date 1 January 1996
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 20 February 2003
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Columbia University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 300
  • Language English