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Before Queer Theory : Victorian Aestheticism and the Self /

"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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Friedman, Dustin, 1982- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"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 imagined that encountering art and literature could help to shape a person's queer sense of self"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9781421431499