| Author/Contributor(s): | Rebele-Henry, Brynne |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Date: | 03/15/2022 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Prelude delineates the gay female experience through a poetic reconstruction of the girlhood of Catherine of Siena, a Catholic saint who lived in 1300s Italy and disobeyed her parents by refusing marriage to devote her life to God. Through a historical lens, Brynne Rebele-Henry examines the erasure of gay women's lives and offers a perspective of medieval queer girlhood while considering themes such as violence, desire, and the lesbian body.