'V. Traub' in OBA Collectie

The Renaissance of Lesbianism in Early Modern England is the eagerly-awaited study by the feminist scholar who was among the first to address the issue of early modern female homoeroticism. Valerie Traub analyzes the representation of female-female love...

Ever since the 1969 Stonewall Riots, 'gay pride' has been the rallying cry of the gay rights movement and the political force behind the emergence of the field of gay and lesbian studies. But has something been lost, forgotten, or buried beneath the dri...

Argues that early modern England witnessed a renaissance of representations of female homoerotic desire. By renaissance the author means three things. First, references to female-female desire in English texts increased dramatically over the 16th and 17...