Hellenism and Homosexuality in Victorian Oxford.
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- 9780801468742
- English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Homosexuality and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
- Greek philology -- Study and teaching -- England -- Oxford -- History -- 19th century
- Classicism -- England -- Oxford -- History -- 19th century
- Gay men -- England -- Oxford -- History -- 19th century
- Oxford (England) -- Social life and customs
- 480/.71/141
- PR468
Hellenism and Homosexuality in Victorian Oxford -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Aesthete and Effeminatus -- 2. Victorian Manhood and the Warrior Ideal -- 3. The Socratic Eros -- 4. The Higher Sodomy -- Works Cited -- Index.
Dowling offers the first detailed account of Oxford Hellenism, the Victorian philosophical and literary movement that anticipated the modern possibility of homosexuality as a positive social identity.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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