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: 2012-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349334544

DOI: 10.1057/9780230356184

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 207