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Original Title:	Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the 17th Century to the Present
ISBN:	0140172483 (ISBN13: 9780140172485)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Lambda Literary Award for Anthologies/Fiction (1995)

Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Paperback | Pages: 848 pages

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In Chloe Plus Olivia Lillian Faderman seeks no less than to radically redefine four centuries of lesbian literature, filling a need that has long been neglected: a literary anthology of lesbian writers over the past four centuries, with each piece set in historical and literary context. This landmark work of scholarship offers an enlightening review of the shifting concept of "lesbian literature," followed by examples of six different genres: Romantic Friendship, Sexual Inversion, Exotic and Evil Lesbians, Lesbian Encoding, Lesbian Feminism, and Post-Lesbian Feminism.

Faderman examines works as diverse as Willa Cather's My Antonia and Virginia Woolf's Orlando; poetry by Gertrude Stein and Amy Lowell; fiction by Carson McCullers, Helen Hull, and Alice Walker. In addition, Chloe Plus Olivia contains writing by men who focused on women's relationships. These writings are included in the early section of the book and were, in various ways, important to the development of lesbian literature, since men were far more likely than women to achieve publication in other centuries.

It would be impossible to identify a single "great tradition" of lesbian writing, since it is in constant metamorphosis, reflecting changing social attitudes and women's voices. Chloe Plus Olivia, with its historical scope enhanced by Faderman's own personal search for a definition of lesbian literature, makes this the first book of its kind; it is certain to become the point of reference from which all subsequent studies of lesbian literature will begin.

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Title	:	Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the Present
Author	:	Lillian Faderman
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 848 pages
Published	:	December 1st 1995 by Penguin Books (first published July 1st 1994)
Categories	:	LGBT. GLBT. Queer. Fiction. Lesbian. Anthologies. Feminism. Short Stories

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this anthology was left at my house by a friend before she moved a few states to the east. as a women's studies and english student in my undergrad, i enjoyed this collection greatly. i read it as background for a senior independent study project on queer lit. very useful. also, as i make a habit of naming my chickens after lesbians who lived and loved on the west bank of france in the 1930's, this anthology is also a useful reference.

I fell in love over and over reading this book. It is stunning, captivating, gripping and emotional. Every page take the reader into a new place. Sometimes grabbing you, wanting to clinch the book and not let go. I took my time reading this book, I was on a quest to fill a void of purpose. This book taught me everything I know and love about being a woman! A must read for any woman open to experience.

Willing to lend this one out if you are asked to select a reading for a lesbian wedding, but you have to give it back because it was a gift!

Well done collection of lesbian works of art.

anthologies are just always so problematic.

I enjoyed the organization and scope of this anthology. The book is split up into themes based on the way lesbianism and bisexuality was being represented in writing at the time (romantic friendship, a man trapped in a woman's body, exotic and evil lesbians, etc.) A brief biographical sketch precedes each excerpt by a female writer, giving historical and personal context to the pieces.Not all of the writing is gripping, but overall it's a good review of the evolution of lesbian writing, and a