Effeminate England
Author | : Joseph Bristow |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis Group |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105018243563 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Effeminate England written by Joseph Bristow and published by Taylor & Francis Group. This book was released on 1995 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the works and lives of several prominent British literary figures of the past century including E. M. Forster, John Addington Symonds, and Quentin Crisp, Bristow (English, U. of York, England) shows how the stereotype of effeminacy has been variously celebrated and challenged during the years since the 1885 Labouchere Amendment, which criminalized male homosexual contact. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR