The Seduction of the Mediterranean - Writing, Art and Homosexual Fantasy

Informationen zum Autor Robert Aldrich Klappentext Through an explanation of forty figures in European culture, ^The Seduction of the Mediterranean argues that the Mediterranean, classical and contemporary, was the central theme in homoerotic writing and art from the 1750s to the 1950s. Episodes of exile, murder, drug-taking, wild homosexual orgies and court cases are woven into an original study of a significant theme in European culture. The myth of a homoerotic Mediterranean made a major contribution to general attitudes towards Antiquity, the Renaissance and modern Italy and Greece. Zusammenfassung Through an exploration of forty figures in European culture, the author argues that the Mediterranean, classical and contemporary, was the central theme in homoerotic writing and art from the 1750s to the 1950s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Mediterranean Obsession 1. Sex and Society in the European Mediterranean: Greek, Roman and Renaissance 2. Winckelmann and Platen 3. Englishmen in Southern Europe 4. Following in the Footsteps 5. Mediterranean Men in Art and Photography 6. The Social and Historical Context 7. Contemporary Echoes Conclusion The Birth and Near Death of a Gay Myth

Product details

• Authors: Robert Aldrich, Aldrich Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.1993
• EAN: 9780415093125
• ISBN: 978-0-415-09312-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 233 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Print on demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics