A little gay history : desire and diversity across the world / R.B. Parkinson ; with contributions by Kate Smith and Max Carocci.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2013.Description: 128 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780231166638 (pbk.)
  • 023116663X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.766/09 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ76.25 .P376 2013
  • N8217.H67 P3 2013
Contents:
"A great unrecorded history" (Words and labels ; Formed by culture ; Changing attitudes ; "Queering" history) -- Glimpses of a history -- (Re-)writing histories.
Summary: When was the first chat-up line between men recorded? Who was the first "lesbian"? Were ancient Greek men who had sex with each other necessarily "gay," and what did Shakespeare think about crossdressing? This book 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.--Adapted from publisher description.
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Originally published: London : The British Museum Press, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-127).

"A great unrecorded history" (Words and labels ; Formed by culture ; Changing attitudes ; "Queering" history) -- Glimpses of a history -- (Re-)writing histories.

When was the first chat-up line between men recorded? Who was the first "lesbian"? Were ancient Greek men who had sex with each other necessarily "gay," and what did Shakespeare think about crossdressing? This book 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.--Adapted from publisher description.

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