{"product_id":"9780486857275","title":"Influential LGBTQ+ Works of the Nineteenth Century","description":"The nineteenth century brought sweeping changes, from industrialization to social reform movements, yet queerness remained taboo. Often at significant personal risk, a brave subculture of writers, artists, and thinkers explored themes of gender, sexuality, and identity. Ranging from Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s horror novella \u003ci\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/i\u003e, which pioneered the lesbian vampire trope, to Edward Carpenter’s \u003ci\u003eHomogenic Love and Its Place in a Free Society\u003c\/i\u003e, this original anthology shows how six authors represented the queer community. Selections include “Calamus” by Walt Whitman, \u003ci\u003eCecil Dreeme\u003c\/i\u003e by Theodore Winthrop, \u003ci\u003eAn Italian Garden: A Book of Songs \u003c\/i\u003eby Agnes Mary Frances Robinson, and \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e by Oscar Wilde. Together, these excerpts from essays, fiction, and poetry offer valuable context for contemporary discussions fundamental to the early emancipation of homosexual rights.\u003cbr\u003e   LGBTQ; Queer; Gay lesbian romance; banned books; sex; taboo; Pride Month; risk; Poetry; emancipation; community; identity; Trans; Dorian Gray; Bisexual; Classics; Transgender; Sexuality; Fiction; Nonfiction; leaves of grass; LGBTQ Books; Prose; censor; trope; anthology; backlash; Ally; come out; lesbian vampire; gender","brand":"Walt Whitman, Theodore Winthrop, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Agnes Mary Frances Robinson, Oscar Wilde and Edward Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52258653241665,"sku":"9780486857275","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/3262\/5985\/files\/9780486857275.jpg?v=1790355293","url":"https:\/\/store.doverpublications.com\/products\/9780486857275","provider":"Dover Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}