Before the word was queer : sexuality and English dictionary, 1600-1930 /
This book uncovers how same-sex acts, desires and identities have been represented in English dictionaries in Britain from the early modern to the interwar period. In doing so, it responds and contributes to established traditions and new trends in linguistics, queer theory, literary criticism and t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | This book uncovers how same-sex acts, desires and identities have been represented in English dictionaries in Britain from the early modern to the interwar period. In doing so, it responds and contributes to established traditions and new trends in linguistics, queer theory, literary criticism and the history of sexuality. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-314) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781316518731 1316518736 9781009009942 100900994X |