Surpassing the Love of Men
Romantic Friendship and Love between Women from the Renaissance to the Present
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Draws a variety of sources from the writings of Henry James to the Ladies Home Journal to explore 500 years of friendship and love between women and to cast light on shifting female sexuality theories. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award. Reissue.
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