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The seduction of the Mediterranean : writing, art and homosexual fantasy /

The Mediterranean was the central theme in homoerotic writing and art from the 1750s to the 1950s. Writers and artists delved into classical mythology and history for figures - such as Ganymede and Achilles - through which they could portray a sexuality considered by society as a sin, an illness and...

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Main Author:	Aldrich, Robert, 1954- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
Subjects:	European literature > History and criticism. Homosexuality in literature. Mediterranean Region > In literature. Literature, Modern > history Art > history Mediterranean Region in literature. Littérature européenne > Histoire et critique. Homosexualité dans la littérature. 17.76 history of world literature. European literature. Literature. Mediterranean Region. Homoseksuelen. Letterkunde. Kunst. Literatura e sociedade. Homosexualité > Dans la littérature. Méditerranée (région) > Dans la littérature. Literature > Special subjects > Homosexuality Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Publisher description 1993. http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=770710&T=F http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=448064&T=F

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