The Sodomite in Fiction and Satire, 1660-1750
Author | : Cameron McFarlane |
Publisher | : New York : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231108958 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231108959 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Sodomite in Fiction and Satire, 1660-1750 by : Cameron McFarlane
Download or read book The Sodomite in Fiction and Satire, 1660-1750 written by Cameron McFarlane and published by New York : Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charting the emergence of the sodomite as a social type, this text argues that the sodomite symbolized a variety of economic and political conflicts and transgressions. The central question the text considers is: Why did so many 18th century writers represent the sodomite at all?