Before queer theory : Victorian aestheticism and the self /

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"This book of literary criticism, about the historical relationship of art, sexuality, and the self, demonstrates that Victorian aestheticism was a key forerunner to modern queer theory. By theorizing aestheticism through Hegel's philosophy, the author argues that Victorian aesthetes imagi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedman, Dustin, 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Temas:
1800-1899
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Aestheticism (Literature)
Literature > Philosophy.
Self (psychology) in literature.
Homosexuality and literature > England > History > 19th century.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Esthétisme (Littérature)
Homosexualité et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature.
Homosexuality and literature.
England.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Homoerotic subjectivity in Walter Pater's early essays
  • Styles of survival in Pater's later writings
  • Oscar Wilde's lyric performativity
  • Vernon Lee and the specter of lesbian history
  • Queering the object: aesthetic indifference in Michael Field's poetry.

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