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Author:

Friedman, Dustin, 1982- author.

Title:

Before queer theory : Victorian aestheticism and the self / Dustin Friedman.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xii, 234 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.
Aestheticism (Literature)
Literature--Philosophy.
Self (psychology) in literature.
Homosexuality and literature--England--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Homoerotic subjectivity in Walter Pater's early essays -- Styles of survival in Pater's later writings -- Oscar Wilde's lyric performativity -- Vernon Lee and the specter of lesbian history -- Queering the object: aesthetic indifference in Michael Field's poetry.

Summary:

"This book of literary criticism, about the historical relationship of art, sexuality, and the self, demonstrates that Victorian aestheticism was a key forerunner to modern queer theory. By theorizing aestheticism through Hegel's philosophy, the author argues that Victorian aesthetes imagined that encountering art and literature could help to shape a person's queer sense of self"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1421431475
9781421431475
1421431483
9781421431482

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1079399803

LCCN:

2018054660

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)