num_pages: 524
description: Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian From Antiquity to the Mid-Twentieth Century is a comprehensive and fascinating survey of the key figures in gay and lesbian history from classical times to the mid-twentieth century. Among those included * Classical heroes - Achilles; Aeneas; Ganymede* Literary giants - Sappho; Christopher Marlowe; Arthur Rimbaud; Oscar Wilde* Royalty and politicians - Edward II; King James I; Horace Walpole; Michel de Montaigne.Over the course of some 500 entries, expert contributors provide a complete and vivid picture of gay and lesbian life in the Western world throughout the ages.
language: English
title: Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to the Mid-Twentieth Century
titlecomplete: Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to the Mid-Twentieth Century
genres: LGBT, Gay, History, Gender Studies, Reference, Biography, Nonfiction, Queer
ratings_count: 26
series: Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History
publisher: Routledge