Closeted writing and lesbian and gay literature

Description:

The author explores literary depictions of same-sex love and lust. He provides interpretations of a wide variety of texts: poetry, drama, and both fictional and nonfictional prose, some well known and some little known, written in English, French and Latin, and published in Britain and France, between the late 16th and mid-18th centuries.

subjects: European literature,  Gays' writings,  History and criticism,  Homosexuality and literature,  Homosexuality in literature,  Lesbians in literature,  Gays in literature,  English literature, history and criticism,  French literature, history and criticism,  Homosexualité dans la littérature,  Homosexualité et littérature,  Écrits d'homosexuels,  Histoire et critique,  Littérature européenne,  LGBTQ literary criticism,  LGBTQ history