Table of Contents

Introduction The Mediterranean Obsession 1. Sex and Society in the European Mediterranean: Greek, Roman and Renaissance 2. Winckelmann and Platen 3. Englishmen in Southern Europe 4. Following in the Footsteps 5. Mediterranean Men in Art and Photography 6. The Social and Historical Context 7. Contemporary Echoes Conclusion The Birth and Near Death of a Gay Myth

About the Author

Robert Aldrich

Reviews

"In this original and well-researched study, Aldrich shows that a recurring motif in the literature and art of homosexuals from the 1750s to the 1950s was that of the Mediterranean. . . . Aldrich breaks new ground by revealing a unifying thread in homosexual culture long before the moder term subculture' was invented."
-"Library Journal