The Love That Dares - Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History (Hardcover)

"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself - a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word - has always been with us." - Mark Gatiss A good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions. Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it. Including letters written by: John Cage Audre Lorde Benjamin Britten Lorraine Hansberry Walt Whitman Vita Sackville-West Radclyffe Hall Allen Ginsberg

General

Imprint:	Ilex
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2022
First published:	2021
Authors:	Rachel Smith • Barbara Vesey
Foreword by:	Mark Gatiss
Dimensions:	218 x 138 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-78157-829-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	1-78157-829-X
Barcode:	9781781578292

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