King James & letters of homoerotic desire King James and letters of homoerotic desire Bergeron, David M. 1938- creator author. text bibliography biography letter Letter letters (correspondence) personal correspondence. Personal correspondence. History. Sources. Personal correspondence. Letters. Correspondance privée. iau 1999 monographic eng print viii, 251 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm "What can we know of the private lives of early British sovereigns? Through the unusually large number of letters that survive from King James VI of Scotland/James I of England (1566-1625), we can know a great deal. Using original letters, primarily from the British Library and the National Library of Scotland, David Bergeron creatively argues that James' correspondence with certain men in his court constitutes a gospel of homoerotic desire. Bergeron grounds his study on an examination of the tradition of letter writing during the Renaissance and draws a connection between homosexual desire and letter writing during that historical period ... King James and Letters of Homoerotic Desire presents a modern-spelling edition of seventy-five letters exchanged between Buckingham and James. Across the centuries, commentators have condemned the letters as indecent or repulsive. Bergeron argues that on the contrary they reveal an inward desire of king and subject in a mutual exchange of love"--Jacket. Letters and desire -- Esmé Stuart, Duke of Lennox -- Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset -- George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham -- Letters of James and Buckingham -- Ane metaphoricall invention of a tragedie called Phoenix. David M. Bergeron. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-248) and index. e-uk-st e-uk--- I, King of England James 1566-1625 Correspondence I, King of England James 1566-1625 Sexual behavior Duke of Buckingham, George Villiers 1592-1628 Correspondence Male homosexuality Great Britain History 17th century Sources Male homosexuality Scotland History 16th century Sources Great Britain Kings and rulers Favorites, Royal Great Britain Gay men Great Britain History 17th century Letter writing History 17th century Gay kings and rulers Great Britain Great Britain History James I, 1603-1625 Homosexuality, Male history Sex history Love history Famous Persons history I, King of England James 1566-1625 Correspondence I, King of England James 1566-1625 Sexual behaviour Homosexualité masculine Grande-Bretagne Histoire 17e siècle Sources Homosexualité masculine Écosse Histoire 16e siècle Sources Homosexuels masculins Grande-Bretagne Rois et souverains homosexuels I, King of England James 1566-1625 Favorites, Royal Gay kings and rulers Gay men Kings and rulers Letter writing Male homosexuality Sex Great Britain Scotland Buckingham, George Villiers of 1592-1628 Homosexualität Quelle Gay rulers Great Britain Correspondence I, King of England James 1566-1625 Correspondence I, King of England James 1566-1625 Sexual behavior Male homosexuality Great Britain History 17th century Sources Favorites, Royal Great Britain Correspondence Gay men Great Britain Correspondence Jakob (England, König, I.) 1500-1699 fast DA391 .B46 1999 941.06/1/092 B King James & letters of homoerotic desire Bergeron, David Moore. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1999 (OCoLC)607127373 0877456690 9780877456698 98048368 DLC 981026 20240329104143.0 in00001493754 eng