![]() ![]() ![]() Rousseau acts as an historical detective, disclosing the political and social motives behind the writing of the letters. Rudolph Trumbach’s essay is short and derived from his works on the history of homosexuality in this period. The work is not a novel but the plot line is wonderfully convoluted, resembling a Fielding novel. Essays on sexuality and gender in 18th century England make up the rest of the book. The work discussed was published anonymously in 1723 and makes up only about a quarter of the book. Love Letters was originally published as a volume of The Journal of Homosexuality. Love Letters Between a Certain Late Nobleman and the Famous Mr. This review was originally published in Vol. Trace the evolution of queer publishing through these historic reviews. The GLBTRT has been reviewing books and movies in its newsletter since the early 1990s. ![]()
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