Lesbian Panic - Homoeroticism in Modern British Women''s Fiction

For Smith, "lesbian panic" is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of "lesbian panic" through key works: "The Voyage Out" and "Mrs. Dalloway; The Little Girls and Eva Trout; King of a Rainy Country; The Golden Notebook"; and "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie."

About the author

Patricia Juliana Smith

Summary

For Smith, "lesbian panic" is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of "lesbian panic" through key works: The Voyage Out and Mrs. Dalloway; The Little Girls and Eva Trout; King of a Rainy Country; The Golden Notebook; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Smith, Patricia Juliana Smith
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.1997
• EAN: 9780231106214
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10621-4
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies; Between Men-Between Women: Les; Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies