The seduction of the Mediterranean : writing, art and homosexual fantasy / Robert Aldrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldrich, Robert, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European literature--History and criticism.

European literature.

Homosexuality in literature.

Mediterranean Region--In literature.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 1750's to the 1950's. 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.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; INTRODUCTION: The Mediterranean obsession; SEX AND SOCIETY IN THE EUROPEAN MEDITERRANEAN: Greek, Roman and Renaissance; WINCKELMANN AND PLATEN; ENGLISHMEN IN SOUTHERN EUROPE; FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS; MEDITERRANEAN MEN IN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY; THE SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT; CONTEMPORARY ECHOES; CONCLUSION: The birth and near death of a gay myth; Bibliographical Essay; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-87139-2

1-134-87140-6

1-280-32749-9

0-203-16005-3

OCLC:

275230944