{"product_id":"9780486855455-influential-lgbtq-works-of-the-nineteent","title":"Influential LGBTQ+ Works of the Nineteenth Century","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalt Whitman, Theodore Winthrop, J. S. Lefanu, Agnes Mary Frances Robinson, Oscar Wilde, Edward Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Dover original anthology explores how six authors, including Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde, represented the queer community during the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelections include: \u003cem\u003eCalamus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCecil Dreeme\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHomogenic Love and Its Place in a Free Society\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAn Italian Garden: A Book of Songs\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nineteenth century brought sweeping changes, from industrialization to social reform movements, yet queerness remained taboo. While societal norms often dictated secrecy, a brave subculture of writers, artists, and thinkers explored themes of gender, sexuality, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's horror novella \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, which pioneered the lesbian vampire trope, to Edward Carpenter's advocacy for gay rights in \u003cem\u003eHomogenic Love and Its Place in a Free Society\u003c\/em\u003e, this \u003cem\u003eDover\u003c\/em\u003e original anthology of essays, fiction, and poetry presents literary insights into the ways six authors represented the queer community, often at significant personal risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther selections include\u003cem\u003e Calamus\u003c\/em\u003e by Walt Whitman, \u003cem\u003eCecil Dreeme\u003c\/em\u003e by Theodore Winthrop, \u003cem\u003eAn Italian Garden: A Book of Songs\u003c\/em\u003e by Agnes Mary Frances Robinson, and \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e by Oscar Wilde. Together, these works offer valuable context for contemporary discussions fundamental to the early emancipation of homosexual rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57284054352246,"sku":"9780486855455","price":6.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40042335_fa8cf839-e20f-42e2-885c-813eb838667a.jpg?v=1771492165","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780486855455-influential-lgbtq-works-of-the-nineteent","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}