Effeminate England: Homoerotic Writing After 1885 (Between Men - Between Women Gay and Lesbian Studies)

By Joseph Bristow

This text looks into the legacy of effeminacy in homoerotic literature that began over a century ago with the 1885 Labouchere Amendment criminalizing male homosexual contact, and Oscar Wilde's subsequent incarceration.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231103492
• ISBN13: 9780231103497
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"