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Romantic Genius: The Prehistory of a Homosexual Role by Andrew Elfenbein
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“Coleridge perceived as no one else had done that lesbianism could be a source of the sublime.”
― Andrew Elfenbein, Romantic Genius: The Prehistory of a Homosexual Role

tags: christabel, coleridge, lesbianism, stc, sublime

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“... Blake is a ready-made patron saint for those wanting to elevate their marginality, dissent, and queerness into strength. The relative futility of Blake's battle during his lifetime make him all the more attractive. In the intertextual heritage of queer art, Blake has become an honorary icon.”
― Andrew Elfenbein, Romantic Genius: The Prehistory of a Homosexual Role

tags: blake, queer-icon

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