04083nam 2200685Ia 450 991081303370332120200520144314.00-8014-6538-90-8014-6582-610.7591/9780801465826(CKB)2550000000104000(OCoLC)797833737(CaPaEBR)ebrary10567629(DE-B1597)478347(OCoLC)979904741(DE-B1597)9780801465826(MiAaPQ)EBC3138344(EXLCZ)99255000000010400020050418d2005 uy 0engur||u---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSodom on the Thames sex, love, and scandal in Wilde times /Morris B. Kaplan1st ed.Ithaca Cornell University Press20051 online resource (325 p.)1-322-50528-4 0-8014-7792-1 Includes bibliographical references (p.[299]-303) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Eros in the Archives: An Introduction -- Prologue: A Walk on the Wild Side -- Part One: Sex in the City -- Part Two: Love Stories -- Part Three: West End Scandals -- Part Four: Wilde' s Time -- Epilogue: "Sex-Mania" -- Telling Tales: Some Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- IndexSodom on the Thames looks closely at three episodes involving sex between men in late-nineteenth-century England. Morris Kaplan draws on extensive research into court records, contemporary newspaper accounts, personal correspondence and diaries, even a pornographic novel. He focuses on two notorious scandals and one quieter incident.In 1871, transvestites "Stella" (Ernest Boulton) and "Fanny" (Frederick Park), who had paraded around London's West End followed by enthusiastic admirers, were tried for conspiracy to commit sodomy. In 1889-1890, the "Cleveland Street affair" revealed that telegraph delivery boys had been moonlighting as prostitutes for prominent gentlemen, one of whom fled abroad. In 1871, Eton schoolmaster William Johnson resigned in disgrace, generating shockwaves among the young men in his circle whose romantic attachments lasted throughout their lives. Kaplan shows how profoundly these scandals influenced the trials of Oscar Wilde in 1895 and contributed to growing anxiety about male friendships.Sodom on the Thames reconstructs these incidents in rich detail and gives a voice to the diverse people involved. It deepens our understanding of late Victorian attitudes toward urban culture, masculinity, and male homoeroticism. Kaplan also explores the implications of such historical narratives for the contemporary politics of sexuality.English literatureEnglandLondonHistory and criticismHomosexuality and literatureEnglandHistory19th centuryMale homosexualityEnglandLondonHistory19th centurySex customsEnglandLondonHistory19th centuryEnglish literature19th centuryHistory and criticismScandalsEnglandLondonHistory19th centurySexual orientation in literatureSex customs in literatureLondon (England)Social life and customs19th centuryLondon (England)In literatureEnglish literatureHistory and criticism.Homosexuality and literatureHistoryMale homosexualityHistorySex customsHistoryEnglish literatureHistory and criticism.ScandalsHistorySexual orientation in literature.Sex customs in literature.820.9/353Kaplan Morris B1713038MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813033703321Sodom on the Thames4105687UNINA