Secrecy and Sapphic Modernism: Reading Romans à Clef Between the Wars

Nair, S.

Novels by significant Modernist authors can be described as romans à clef , providing insight into restrictions governing the representation of female homosexuality in the early twentieth century. Nair argues that key novels of the period represented same-sex desire through the encryption of personal references directed towards coterie audiences.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-12-02

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230298378

DOI: 10.1057/9780230356184

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 207