LONDON AND THE CULTURE OF HOMOSEXUALITY, 1885-1914 by Matt Cook ( 9780521822077 )

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LONDON AND THE CULTURE OF HOMOSEXUALITY, 1885-1914

By:

Matt Cook

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0521822076

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

23 October, 2003

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature & Culture No. 39

Pages:

242

Description:

Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914.

Synopsis:

London and the Culture of Homosexuality explores the relationship between London and male homosexuality from the criminalization of all 'acts of gross indecency' between men in 1885 to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 - years marked by an intensification in concern about male-male relationships and also by the emergence of an embryonic homosexual rights movement. Taking his cue from literary and lesbian and gay scholars, urban historians and cultural geographers, Matt Cook combines discussion of London's homosexual subculture and various major and minor scandals with a detailed examination of representations in the press, in science and in literature. The conjunction of approaches used in this study provides insights into the development of ideas about the modern homosexual and into the many different ways of comprehending and taking part in London's culture of homosexuality.

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9 b/w illus. 2 tables

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Cambridge University Press

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