| Secrecy and Sapphic Modernism: Reading Romans À Clef Between the Wars 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Nair, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349334545 ISBN-13: 9781349334544 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Feminist - Social Science | Gender Studies - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 813.540 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.68 lbs) 207 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Novels by significant Modernist authors can be described as romans clef, providing insight into restrictions governing the representation of female homosexuality in the early twentieth century. Nair argues that key novels of the period represented same-sex desire through the encryption of personal references directed towards coterie audiences. |