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Examining the intolerance of homosexuality in the early medieval period, this study challenges the long-held belief that the early Middle Ages tolerated same-sex relations. The work focuses on Anglo-Saxon literature but also includes examinations of contemporary opera, dance and theatre.

Before the Closet SameSex Love from Beowulf to

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/05/2000
      ISBN13: 9780226260921, 978-0226260921
      ISBN10: 0226260925
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical

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      Book Synopsis
      Examining the intolerance of homosexuality in the early medieval period, this study challenges the long-held belief that the early Middle Ages tolerated same-sex relations. The work focuses on Anglo-Saxon literature but also includes examinations of contemporary opera, dance and theatre.

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