The Cambridge Companion to Lesbian Literature examines literary representations of lesbian sexuality, identities, and communities, from the medieval period to the present. In addition to providing a helpful orientation to key literary-historical periods, critical concepts, theoretical debates and literary genres, this Companion considers the work of such well-known authors as Virginia Woolf, Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, Alison Bechdel and Sarah Waters. Written by a host of leading critics and covering subjects as diverse as lesbian desire in the long eighteenth century and same-sex love in a postcolonial context, this Companion delivers insight into the variety of traditions that have shaped the present landscape of lesbian literature.
| ISBN: | 9781107054004 |
| Publication date: | 4th January 2016 |
| Author: | Jodie Carleton University, Ottawa Medd |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 298 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general LGBTQ+ Studies / topics |