Review

[GLBTQ] programs, and the numerous campuses with GLBTQ courses but as of yet no programs, should welcome such efforts as the Historical Dictionary of Lesbian Literature to help students understand the field. Women's studies students will, of course, find this one useful, too. (Feminist Collections )

Recommended. (Choice )

This presented me with new horizons and insights, and with a fascinating, competent overview of a corpus of creative literature previously unexplored....An accomplished, cultured and well informed survey of a literary genre increasingly prominent and growing in influence. Warmly recommended to all libraries and to all who relish literary exploration. (Reference Reviews )

...excellent....should be included in all collections for which diversity is a priority. (Arba )

Containing several hundred cross-referenced entries, this resource for scholars and general readers presents a wealth of information pertaining to literature by and about lesbians. Coverage includes such important writers as Sappho, Cathy Acker, Marianne Moore, and George Sand, as well as various styles, themes, literary movements, publishers, and outstanding works of the genre. Miller (English, College of St. Mark and St. John, UK) also provides a chronology, extensive bibliography, and general introduction. (Reference & Research Book News )

About the Author

Meredith Miller is a Senior Lecturer in English at the College of St Mark and St John. Her research interests are in 19th and 20th century literature and theories of race, gender, and sexuality.