num_pages: 270
description: Focusing on the representation of same-sex desire in Victorian autobiographical writing, Oliver Buckton offers readings of works by influential figures in late-19th-century literature and culture. Combining research, historical analysis, and contemporary theories of autobiography, gender and sexual identity, he provides studies of confessional narratives by Edward Carpenter, John Henry Newman, John Addington Symonds, Oscar Wilde, and, in an epilogue, E.M. Forster.
language: English
title: Secret Selves: Confession and Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Autobiography
titlecomplete: Secret Selves: Confession and Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Autobiography
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr