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Queer city

Paperback • 2017 • English • 1. edition

Queer city: gay London from the romans to the present day

By Peter Ackroyd

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Peter Ackroyd is our preeminent chronicler of London. In Queer City, he looks at the metropolis in a whole new way - through the history and experiences of its gay population. In Roman Londinium the penis was worshipped and homosexuality was considered admirable. The city was dotted with lupanaria ('wolf dens' or public pleasure houses), fornices (brothels) and thermiae (hot baths). Then came the Emperor Constantine, with his bishops and clergy, monks and missionaries. His rule was accompa...Show more

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ISBN

9780701188818

Publisher

Chatto and Windus

Published year

2017

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Queer city

Format

Paperback

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