Lesbian Panic by Patricia Juliana Smith

Lesbian Panic

Homoeroticism in Modern British Women’s Fiction

Patricia Juliana Smith

For Smith, ‘lesbian panic’ is often a fear of losing one’s identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of ‘lesbian panic’ through key works: The Voyage Out and Mrs. Dalloway; The Little Girls and Eva Trout; King of a Rainy Country; The Golden Notebook; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

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Details

ISBN 9780231106214
Genre Literary Criticism; Literary History
Copyright Date 1997
Publication Date 15-Apr-97
Publisher Columbia University Press
Format Trade Paperback
No. of Pages 256
Language English
Rating NotRated
BookID 7014

Author: LFWBooks