03100nam 2200685Ia 450 991082112630332120230422042613.01-58729-272-6(CKB)111056486861664(EBL)837049(OCoLC)772845797(SSID)ssj0000187583(PQKBManifestationID)11180165(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187583(PQKBWorkID)10137267(PQKB)11195305(MiAaPQ)EBC837049(OCoLC)50413382(MdBmJHUP)muse12499(Au-PeEL)EBL837049(CaPaEBR)ebr10379952(EXLCZ)9911105648686166419981026d1999 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKing James and letters of homoerotic desire[electronic resource] /David M. BergeronIowa City University of Iowa Pressc19991 online resource (261 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58729-489-3 0-87745-669-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Preface; CONTEXTS; 1. Letters and Desire; 2. Esmé Stuart, Duke of Lennox; 3. Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset; 4. George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; TEXTS; 5. Letters of James and Buckingham; 6. Ane Metaphoricall Invention of a Tragedie Called Phoenix; Notes; Bibliography; IndexWhat can we know of the private lives of early British sovereigns? Through the unusually large number of letters that survive from King James VI of Scotland/James I of England (1566-1625), we can know a great deal. Using original letters, primarily from the British Library and the National Library of Scotland, David Bergeron creatively argues that James' correspondence with certain men in his court constitutes a gospel of homoerotic desire. Bergeron grounds his provocative study on an examination of the tradition of letter writing during the Renaissance and draws a connection bMale homosexualityGreat BritainHistory17th centurySourcesMale homosexualityScotlandHistory16th centurySourcesLetter writingGreat BritainHistory17th centuryFavorites, RoyalGreat BritainCorrespondenceLetter writingScotlandHistory16th centuryGay menGreat BritainCorrespondenceGreat BritainKings and rulersCorrespondenceMale homosexualityHistoryMale homosexualityHistoryLetter writingHistoryFavorites, RoyalLetter writingHistoryGay men941.06/1/092bBergeron David Moore141965MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821126303321King James and letters of homoerotic desire4016109UNINA