Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the PresentMorrow, 1981 - 496 pages A classic of its kind, this critically acclaimed cultural history draws on everything from private correspondence to pornography to explore 500 years of friendship and love between women. It throws new light on shifting theories of female sexuality and the changing status of women over the centuries. photo insert. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Introduction | 15 |
THE SIXTEENTH THROUGH | 21 |
Persecution and Impunity | 47 |
Copyright | |
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