Heroes and exiles : gay icons through the ages /
Demonised by the Church throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, homosexuals became the scapegoats of society, constantly facing exile or a brutal death. This title asks if we have finally realised that sexual orientation is as irrelevant to character and achievement as gender and skin colour...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
New Holland,
2010.
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| Summary: | Demonised by the Church throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, homosexuals became the scapegoats of society, constantly facing exile or a brutal death. This title asks if we have finally realised that sexual orientation is as irrelevant to character and achievement as gender and skin colour and if the long exile has ended. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-204) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781615239214 1615239219 9781847734686 1847734685 |