LEADER 04083nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910813033703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-6538-9 010 $a0-8014-6582-6 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801465826 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104000 035 $a(OCoLC)797833737 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10567629 035 $a(DE-B1597)478347 035 $a(OCoLC)979904741 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801465826 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138344 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104000 100 $a20050418d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||u---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSodom on the Thames $esex, love, and scandal in Wilde times /$fMorris B. Kaplan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aIthaca $cCornell University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (325 p.) 311 $a1-322-50528-4 311 $a0-8014-7792-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[299]-303) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tEros in the Archives: An Introduction -- $tPrologue: A Walk on the Wild Side -- $tPart One: Sex in the City -- $tPart Two: Love Stories -- $tPart Three: West End Scandals -- $tPart Four: Wilde' s Time -- $tEpilogue: "Sex-Mania" -- $tTelling Tales: Some Conclusions -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tNotes -- $tSuggestions for Further Reading -- $tIndex 330 $aSodom 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. 606 $aEnglish literature$zEngland$zLondon$xHistory and criticism 606 $aHomosexuality and literature$zEngland$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aMale homosexuality$zEngland$zLondon$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSex customs$zEngland$zLondon$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aEnglish literature$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aScandals$zEngland$zLondon$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSexual orientation in literature 606 $aSex customs in literature 607 $aLondon (England)$xSocial life and customs$y19th century 607 $aLondon (England)$xIn literature 615 0$aEnglish literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aHomosexuality and literature$xHistory 615 0$aMale homosexuality$xHistory 615 0$aSex customs$xHistory 615 0$aEnglish literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aScandals$xHistory 615 0$aSexual orientation in literature. 615 0$aSex customs in literature. 676 $a820.9/353 700 $aKaplan$b Morris B$01713038 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813033703321 996 $aSodom on the Thames$94105687 997 $aUNINA