Same Sex Desire In Victorian Religious Culture
Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Religious Culture examines the role of Christian history in 19th century definitions of homosexual identity. Frederick S. Roden charts the emergence of the modern homosexual in relation to religious, not exclusively sociological discourses. Positing Catholicism as complementary to classical Greece, he challenges the separatism of sexuality and religion in critical practice. Moving from Newman and Rossetti, to Hopkins, Wilde, and Michael Field amongst others, this...
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Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Religious Culture examines the role of Christian history in 19th century definitions of homosexual identity. Frederick S. Roden charts the emergence of the modern homosexual in relation to religious, not exclusively sociological discourses. Positing Catholicism as complementary to classical Greece, he challenges the separatism of sexuality and religion in critical practice. Moving from Newman and Rossetti, to Hopkins, Wilde, and Michael Field amongst others, this book claims a new literary history, bringing together gay studies and theology in Victorian literature.
AcknowledgementsIntroduction1Pt. 1Community91Queer Virginity and the Oxford Movement: Newman and Dalgairns112Christina Rossetti: the Female Queer Virgin35Pt. 2Consciousness593Female Religious Homoeroticism: the Sisters Rossetti and Keary614Eremitic Homoerotics: the Religious Culture of Gerard Manley Hopkins82Pt. 3Consummation1235Oscar Wilde as Queer Theologian1256Queer Hagiography: John Gray and Andre Raffalovich1577Lesbian Trinitarianism, Canine Catholicism: Michael Field1908Catholic Homosexuality at the Fin de Siecle226Conclusion257Notes269Works Cited272Index280
