Who's Who (Routledge): Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History Vol.1: From Antiquity to the Mid-Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

Robert Aldrich; Garry Wotherspoon
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
9780415159821
0-415-15982-2

Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to the Mid-Twentieth Century is a comprehensive and fascinating survey of the key figures in gay and lesbian history from classical times to the mid-twentieth.

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century. Among those included are: * Classical heroes - Achilles; Aeneas; Ganymede* Literary giants - Sappho; Christopher Marlowe; Arthur Rimbaud; Oscar Wilde* Royalty and politicians - Edward II; King James I; Horace Walpole; Michel de Montaigne.Over the course of some 500 entries, expert contributors provide a complete and vivid picture of gay and lesbian life in the Western world throughout the ages