Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present

by Lillian Faderman

Paperback, 1998

Language

English

Tags

lesbian author, +History, ***Nonfiction, **Adult Nonfiction, LGBTQ+, ideology - feminism, queer, Lesbian, sexuality, women, gender, A CULT LESB

Description

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.

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Winner)
Stonewall Book Award (Winner — 1982)
The New York Times Notable Books of the Year (1981)

Genres

Subjects

Lesbianism History
Lesbians Psychology
Lesbians in literature
Love
Love History

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