The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History

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Synopsis
"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us." - Mark GatissA good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions. Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it.Including letters written by:John CageAudre Lorde Benjamin BrittenLorraine Hansberry Walt WhitmanVita Sackville-WestRadclyffe HallAllen Ginsberg
Copyright:
2021

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781781578308
Related ISBNs:
9781781578292
Publisher:
Octopus
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ilex Press
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Mark Gatiss

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