false 954063 2 This book examines how 20th-century American culture developed the idea of "The Lesbian" as a perverse creature that threatens the natural order of society. Sherrie Inness begins by comparing public perceptions of the menace posed by two lesbian "types": the "mannish woman" of Radclyffe Hall's 1928 novel <i>The Well of Loneliness</i> and the subtly seductive, traditionally beautiful Madame d'Aiguines of the 1926 play <i>The Captive</i>. She then analyzes popular novels of the 1930s that were concerned with those dangerous breeding grounds of lesbianism: women's colleges. She also contextualizes Nancy Drew novels, recent young adult books, and contemporary women's magazines' responses to lesbian chic. 938973 7 1997 The Lesbian Menace: Ideology, Identity, and the Representation of Lesbian Life total:1|2:1| 1 2 1 0 2 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 05:16:34 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 12:53:32 -0700 2008