Surpassing the love of men : romantic friendship and love between women from the Renaissance to the present / Lillian Faderman.
A classic of its kind, this fascinating cultural history draws on everything from private correspondence to pornography to explore five hundred years of friendship and love between women. Surpassing the Love of Men throws a new light on shifting theories of female sexuality and the changing status o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
William Morrow and Company,
1981.
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| Edition: | First Morrow Quill paperback edition. |
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| Summary: | A classic of its kind, this fascinating cultural history draws on everything from private correspondence to pornography to explore five hundred years of friendship and love between women. Surpassing the Love of Men throws a new light on shifting theories of female sexuality and the changing status of women over the centuries. |
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| Physical Description: | 496 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Awards: | Gay Book Award (American Library Association), 1982 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0688003966 9780688003968 |