2nd Edition

Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History From Antiquity to the Mid-Twentieth Century

Edited By Robert Aldrich, Garry Wotherspoon Copyright 2002

    Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to the Mid-Twentieth Century is a comprehensive and fascinating survey of the key figures in gay and lesbian history from classical times to the mid-twentieth century. Among those included are:
    * Classical heroes - Achilles; Aeneas; Ganymede
    * Literary giants - Sappho; Christopher Marlowe; Arthur Rimbaud; Oscar Wilde
    * Royalty and politicians - Edward II; King James I; Horace Walpole; Michel de Montaigne.
    Over the course of some 500 entries, expert contributors provide a complete and vivid picture of gay and lesbian life in the Western world throughout the ages.

    Introduction -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- WHO’S WHO IN GAY AND LESBIAN HISTORY: FROM ANTIQUITY TO WORLD WAR II.

    Biography

    Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon are lecturers in history at the University of Sydney.