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Lesbian Panic: Homoeroticism in Modern British Women´s Fiction
Patricia Juliana Smith
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Description for Lesbian Panic: Homoeroticism in Modern British Women´s Fiction
Paperback. For Smith, "lesbian panic" is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of "lesbian panic" through key works: The Voyage Out and Mrs. Dalloway; The Little Girls and Eva Trout; King of a Rainy Country; The Golden Notebook; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
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 or lesbian desire? For Smith, lesbian panic is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. Smith traces the history of "lesbian panic" ... Read more
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 or lesbian desire? For Smith, lesbian panic is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. Smith traces the history of "lesbian panic" ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231106214
SKU
V9780231106214
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About Patricia Juliana Smith
Patricia Juliana Smith is lecturer in English at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Reviews for Lesbian Panic: Homoeroticism in Modern British Women´s Fiction
Smith's wise, provocative, and readable volume explores the 'disruptive action or reaction that occurs when a [female] character-or, conceivably, an author-is either unable or unwilling to confront or reveal her own lesbianism or lesbian desire.'... The author addresses the work of eminent modernists (e.g., Woolf, Spark, Lessing, Bowen) along with more experimental narratives (... Emma Tennant, Fay Weldon, Jeanette Winterson)... ... Read more