Abstract

This essay posits that a genealogy of French lesbian literature can be traced back to a certain number of women’s writings of the first decades of the 20th century, and in particular to the period between the two world wars; among these authors are Renée Vivien, Natalie Barney, Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, Jeanne Galzy and Colette. In their poetic and, to a lesser extent, narrative texts, the liquid element often acts as a metaphor for homoerotic relationships between women, but also as an image of the fluidity of gender and sexual identifications, beyond male-female and heterosexual-homosexual binarism.

Details

Title
For a genealogy of French lesbian literature
Author
Segarra, Marta  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
Pages
79-96
Section
Dosier monográfico
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Universidad de Alicante (Spain)
ISSN
16968166
e-ISSN
19899998
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
French
ProQuest document ID
2863185593
Copyright
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