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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Bibliographic Details
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

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Mediterranean obsession
1. Sex and Society in the European Mediterranean: Greek, Roman and Renaissance
2. Winckelmann and Platen
3. Englishmen in Southern Europe
4. Following in the Footsteps
5. Mediterranean Men in Art and Photography
6. The Social and Historical Context
7. Contemporary Echoes
Conclusion: The Birth and Near Death of a Gay Myth.