Jane Rule examines the literary portrayal of lesbianism in works of fiction, biography and autobiography by prominent 20th century women writers, aiming to arrive at a better understanding of what it is to be a gay wowan and to illuminate her own experience as a lesbian. Jane Rule has also writes novels, including "Desert of the Heart" which was made into the award-winning Hollywood film "Desert Hearts".
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Jane Rule examines the literary portrayal of lesbianism in works of fiction, biography and autobiography by prominent 20th century women writers, aiming to arrive at a better understanding of what it is to be a gay wowan and to illuminate her own experience as a lesbian. Jane Rule has also writes novels, including "Desert of the Heart" which was made into the award-winning Hollywood film "Desert Hearts".
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Fine + 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 246pp. Book new and unread with some very slight shelfwear. First published in 1975, this was a ground-breaking study by novelist Jane Rule (author of lesbian classic 'Desert of the Heart') of a number of brilliant lesbian writers-including Gertrude Stein, Vita Sackville-West, Colette and Willa Cather. She looks at the images of lesbians that these and others have portrayed in fiction, biography and autobiography, and the cultural and religious background that they were writing against-often deeply hostile to lesbians.
