Secret Selves: Confession and Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Autobiography

by Oliver S. Buckton

Book Overview

Focusing on the representation of same-sex desire in Victorian autobiographical writing, Oliver Buckton offers significant new readings of works by some of the most influential figures in late-nineteenth-century literature and culture. Combining original research, careful historical analysis, and contemporary theories of autobiography, gender, and sexual identity, he provides nuanced studies of confessional narratives by Edward Carpenter, John Henry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080784702X
• ISBN13: 9780807847022
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.8"