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Sodom on the Thames : sex, love, and scandal in Wilde times /
"Sodom on the Thames looks closely at three episodes involving sex between men in late-nineteenth-century England. Morris B. Kaplan draws on extensive research of court records, contemporary newspaper accounts, personal correspondence and diaries, even a pornographic novel. He focuses on two no...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Sodom on the Thames looks closely at three episodes involving sex between men in late-nineteenth-century England. Morris B. Kaplan draws on extensive research of court records, contemporary newspaper accounts, personal correspondence and diaries, even a pornographic novel. He focuses on two notorious scandals and one quieter incident. In 1871, the transvestites "Stella" (Ernest Boulton) and "Fanny" (Frederick Park), who had paraded around London's West End followed by enthusiastic admirers, were tried for conspiracy to commit sodomy. In 1889-1890, the "Cleveland Street affair" revealed that telegraph delivery boys had been moonlighting as prostitutes for prominent gentlemen, one of whom fled abroad. In 1871, the Eton schoolmaster William Johnson resigned in disgrace, generating shockwaves among the young men in his circle whose romantic attachments lasted throughout their lives. Kaplan shows how profoundly these scandals influenced the trials of Oscar Wilde in 1895 and contributed to growing anxiety about male friendships." "Sodom on the Thames reconstructs these incidents and gives a voice to the diverse people involved. It deepens our understanding of late Victorian attitudes toward urban culture, masculinity, and male homoeroticism. Kaplan also explores the implications of such historical narratives for the contemporary politics of sexuality."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801465826 0801465826 0801477921 9780801477928 0801436788 9780801436789 |