The Homosexual Revival of Renaissance Style, 1850–1930
| Author | : Y. Ivory |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2009-05-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230242432 |
| ISBN-13 | : 023024243X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Homosexual Revival of Renaissance Style, 1850–1930 by : Y. Ivory
Download or read book The Homosexual Revival of Renaissance Style, 1850–1930 written by Y. Ivory and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why were so many late-nineteenth-century homosexuals passionate about the Italian Renaissance? This book answers that question by showing how the Victorian coupling of criminality with self-fashioning under the sign of the Renaissance provided queer intellectuals with an enduring model of ruthlessly permissive individualism.
