A Little Gay History

Desire and Diversity Across the World
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-231-16663-8
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 190 mm, Gewicht: 332 g

When was the first chat line between men established? Who was the first "lesbian"? Were ancient Greek men who had sex with each other necessarily "gay," and what did Shakespeare think about crossdressing?

A Little Gay History answers these questions and more through close readings of art objects from the British Museum's far-ranging collection. Consulting ancient Egyptian papyri, the Roman Warren Cup's erotic figures, David Hockney's vivid prints, and dozens of other artifacts, R. B. Parkinson draws attention to a diverse range of same-sex experiences and situates them within specific historical and cultural contexts. The first of its kind, A Little Gay History builds a complex and creative portrait of love's many guises.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parkinson, R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceIntroduction: 'A Great Unrecorded History'Glimpses of a HistoryEpilogue: (Re-)Writing HistoriesFurther ResourcesSuggested General ReadingSources for QuotationsImage Credits

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Über Autor(innen)

R. B. Parkinson, a curator of ancient Egyptian culture at the British Museum, is internationally recognized as a specialist in ancient Egyptian poetry. His other publications include Voices from Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Middle Kingdom Writings; The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems, 1940;1640 B.C.; and Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt: A Dark Side to Perfection.