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 9780231106207
Genre Literary Criticism; Literary History
Copyright Date 1997
Publication Date May-97
Publisher Columbia University Press
Format Hardcover
No. of Pages 265
Language English
Rating NotRated
Subject English Fiction; English Fiction – 20th Century – History And Criticism; English Fiction – Women Authors – History And Criticism; English Fiction/ Women Authors/ History And Criticism; Homosexuality And Literature – Great Britain – History – 20th Century
BookID 7015

Author: LFWBooks