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Homosexuality in Renaissance England - (Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies) by Alan Bray (Paperback)
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- Alan Bray's Homosexuality in Renaissance England is a milestone work, one of those rare books that can be said to have virtually milestone work, one of those rare books that can be said to have virtually inaugurated a field of study--and one which remains a standard, comprehensive introduction to the subject.
- About the Author: Alan Bray is an independent scholar living in London.
- 165 Pages
- History, Europe
- Series Name: Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies
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About the Book
Bray explores how men who engaged in sodomy reconciled this behavior with their society's violent loathing for the sodomite, and shows how a social more that had remained stable for centuries changed dramatically toward the end of the seventeenth century.
Book Synopsis
Alan Bray's Homosexuality in Renaissance England is a milestone work, one of those rare books that can be said to have virtually milestone work, one of those rare books that can be said to have virtually inaugurated a field of study--and one which remains a standard, comprehensive introduction to the subject. Since it was first published in England in 1982, however, it has been difficult to find in America.
Examining the image of the sodomite in sixteenth- and seventeenth- century literature and polemic, Bray demonstrates how widely that image differed from the everyday occurrences of male homosexual behavior in ordinary households and schools. Homosexuality in Renaissance England explores how men who engaged in sodomy reconciled this behavior with their society's violent loathing for the sodomite, and shows how a social more that had remained stable for centuries changed dramatically toward the end of the seventeenth century. Widely considered the best study of its kind Homosexuality in Renaissance England clearly shows why the modern image of "the homosexual" cannot be applied to the early modern period, when homosexual behavior was viewed in terms of the sexual act and not an individual's broader identity. Bray's classic work goes on to show how the early eighteenth century saw the earliest emergence of a "homosexual identity." Finally available to a broad general audience in America, Homosexuality in Renaissance England is a must-read for anyone interested in sexuality during the early modern period.Review Quotes
"Its clarity and objectivity make it a pleasure to read." -- "Times Literary Supplement"
About the Author
Alan Bray is an independent scholar living in London. A graduate of the University of Wales, he is a mbember of the Editorial Collective of History Workshop Journal.Dimensions (Overall): 8.47 Inches (H) x 5.47 Inches (W) x .42 Inches (D)
Weight: .44 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 165
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Europe
Series Title: Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Alan Bray
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 1996
TCIN: 84600779
UPC: 9780231102896
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-0947
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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