Lesbian Panic: Homoeroticism in Modern British Women's Fiction

by Patricia Juliana Smith

Book Overview

In many works by modern British women writers, two women form a strong bond only to have that relationship stymied, paralyzed or interrupted. A female character, fearing discovery of covert lesbian desires, lashes out at another woman, resulting in emotional or physical harm to herself or others. Patricia Smith defines this narrative as lesbian panic. What happens when a character or an author is unwilling to confront or reveal her own lesbianism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231106211
• ISBN13: 9780231106214
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher