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Secret Selves : Confession and Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Autobiography by Oliver S. Buckton (1998, Trade Paperback, New Edition)

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Focusing on the representation of same-sex desire in Victorian autobiographical writing, Oliver Buckton offers significant new readings of works by some of the most influential figures in late-nineteenth-century literature and culture. Combining original research, careful historical analysis, and contemporary theories of autobiography, gender, and sexual identity, he provides nuanced studies of confessional narratives by Edward Carpenter, John Henry Newman, John Addington Symonds, Oscar Wilde, and, in an epilogue, E. M. Forster. By examining the "confessional" elements of these writings, Buckton brings "secrecy" into focus as a central and productive component of autobiographical discourse. He challenges the conventional view of secrecy as the suppression of information, instead using the term to suggest an oscillation between authorial self-disclosure and silence or reserve--a strategy for arousing the reader's interest and establishing a relation based on shared knowledge while deferring or displacing the revelation of potentially incriminating and scandalous desires. Though theirdisclosures of same-sex desire jeopardized the cultural privilege granted these writers by Victorian codes of authorship and masculinity, their use of secrecy, Buckton shows, allowed them to protect themselves from Victorian stigma and to challenge prevailing constructions of sexual identity.Originally published in 1998.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

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Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
080784702x
ISBN-13
9780807847022
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038816150

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Book Title
Secret Selves : Confession and Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Autobiography
Author
Oliver S. Buckton
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Lgbt, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
282 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pr788.A95b83 1998
Edition Description
New Edition
Reviews
"In this major new study, Oliver Buckton widens the range of canonical works within Victorian autobiography by making a convincing case for the importance of John Addington Symond's Memoirs and Edward Carpenter's My Days and Dreams in addition to more familiar titles such as Newman's Apologia pro Vita Sua and Wilde's De Profundis . Buckton demonstrates the special importance of this genre in the social construction of modern homosexuality and the fact that desire between men is a much more varied phenomenon, more closely tied to particular rhetorical strategies than is usually taken to be the case. This book will change the course of both Victorian and gay studies."--Richard Dellamora, author of Masculine Desire: The Sexual Politics of Victorian Aestheticism, "In an extremely readable and well-written study, Buckton provides original readings of the relationship between secrecy and autobiography in major Victorian works. Secret Selves is historically informed and compelling. It will break new ground in the area of Victorian autobiography."--Mary Poovey, New York University, "Dense and closely argued . . . opens a new door in both Victorian and autobiographical studies."-- South Central Review, "Buckton [has a] welcome ability to merge theoretical dexterity and attentive studies of texts in his own highly readable narrative."-- Victorian Literature and Culture
Copyright Date
1998
Lccn
97-030007
Dewey Decimal
828/.80809492
Intended Audience
Trade
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Yes

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