Surpassing the Love of Men by Lillian Faderman

Romantic Friendship and Love between Women from the Renaissance to the Present

A classic of its kind, this fascinating cultural history draws on everything from private correspondence to pornography to explore five hundred years of friendship and love between women.Surpassing the Love of Men throws a new light on shifting theories of female sexuality and the changing status of women over the centuries.

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ISBN9780704339774
Copyright Date1981
Publication DateJuly 1, 1985
PublisherWomen's Press (UK)
FormatTrade Paperback
No. of Pages518
LanguageEnglish
RatingNot Rated
GenreLesbian Studies
SubjectLesbianism; Lesbians; Lesbians in literature; Love; Social Science / Lesbian Studies