Lytton Strachey and the Search for Modern Sexual Identity: The Last Eminent Victorian (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560233591 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Okay, she is a little too feminist Okay, but she is a little too feminist for my taste, which puts a spin on her opinions that I think misses the mark here and there.. Wow! A great read! A. Lord I had never really known much about Lytton Strachey before reading Taddeo's book. I ordered this on a whim and loved it---I've just ordered Strachey's Eminent Victorians after reading this. Taddeo writes really well---the book moves quickly and I was fascinated by Taddeo's analysis and discussion of Strachey's sexuality. What I liked most about this book (and I can't say . "fun read !" according to A Customer. This book pulls you in from the beginning. It's not a dry history but a witty and sharp look at the Bloomsbury Group and issues about sex and gender in England. She can be critical of Strachey's misogyny and class elitism while at the same time she makes her readers feel strongly about the plight of the gay man during a repressive era. The book is loaded with fascinating
. Her articles and essays have been published in the Journal of the History of Sexuality, as well as in the anthology Un-Manning Modernism: Gendered Re-Readings and Clues. Julie Anne Taddeo, Ph.D., has been teaching modern British and European history and women's studies at Temple University in Philadelphia since 1996. She is a member of the American Historical Association, the American Association of U
About the Author Julie Anne Taddeo, Ph.D., has been teaching modern British and European history and women's studies at Temple University in Philadelphia since 1996. She is a member of the American Historical Association, the American Association of University Women, the New York State Association of European Historians and the Upstate New York Women's History Organisation. . Her articles and essays have been published in the Journal of the History of Sexuality, as well as in the anthology Un-Manning Modernism: Gendered Re-Readings and Clues
It looks at homosexuality through the eyes of Lytton Strachey as opposed to the too-often analyzed Oscar Wilde and E.M. Questioning the idea that homosexuality is a “transgressive rebellion,” as Strachey as well as scholars on Bloomsbury have insisted, this volume focuses on the ongoing conflict between Strachey’s Victorian notions of class, gender, and race, and his desire to be modern.Linking Strachey’s life and work to the larger movement of English modernism, Lytton Strachey and the Search for Modern Sexual Identity examines: Strachey’s role at Cambridge before World War I how he created his version of homosexuality out of the Victorian tradition of male romantic friendship his relations with the British Empire as he constructed a rich fantasy life that rested on racial and class differences his frien