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Title: Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the Present by Lillian Faderman ISBN: 0-14-017248-3 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: December, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A wonderful reference . . .
Comment: Just as the back cover says, Chloe Plus Olivia is "certain to become the reference point from which all subsequent studies of lesbian writing will begin". Lillian Faderman has done a wonderful job (and a great deal of homework) putting together this compendium of lesbian work. There are a few things, however, one should realize about this book. It only contains excerpts, not necessarily entire works--for obvious reasons, as she often cites novels. Therefore, it should be treated as a reference guide, not a source of great lesbian literature. Secondly, Faderman admits she dealt only with European and North American writers. I'm not faulting her for this; I simply wanted to point out that there are no selections from Asians, Latinas, or Native American writers. My favorite aspect of this book is that it contains interpretation and criticism. Though I'm perfectly capable of doing that myself, I always eagerly devour other scholars' opinions, especially in this particular area of study. Ms. Faderman introduced hours of new reading besides the obvious Willa Cather and Audre Lourde--but I still had to go to the library and get the actual books.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent! Implicit and explicit lesbian lit. for centuries
Comment: Faderman has compiled a homosexual 'tour de force' with this anthology. Ranging from Emily Dickinson to Audre Lorde to Pat Califia, this generous volume ecompasses psychoanalytic theory (Sigmund Freud), historical documents, a play, poetry, and short stories.
The poetic inclusions offer the largest assortment of both encoded and straightforward lesbian poetry that is available in one book. Faderman's notes for each author offer insight (the clitoral imagery in Emily Dickinson's poetry, Angelina Weld Grimke's background). The short stories are humorous, romantic, sexy, sad, and touching in turn.
Altogether this book is worth much more than its price because it offers many hours of entertaining reading for any woman who has ever been attracted to another woman.
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Title: Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America by Lillian Faderman ISBN: 0140171223 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Surpassing the Love of Men : Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present by Lillian Faderman ISBN: 0688133304 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 08 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Well of Loneliness : A 1920s Classic of Lesbian Fiction by Radclyffe Hall ISBN: 0385416091 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 18 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Ladies by Doris Grumbach ISBN: 0393310922 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done For America - A History by Lillian Faderman ISBN: 0618056971 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 08 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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