History and Historic Fiction with Janet Todd - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 46c

History and Historic Fiction with Janet Todd
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 46c with Heather Rose Jones

A chat with historian and historical novelist Janet Todd.

In this episode we talk about:

”Masks” and performativity among 17th century writers
Does the concept of “bisexuality” make sense in earlier centuries?
How the ability to write about desire changed over the centuries
Parallels between Aphra Behn and Mary Wollstonecraft
Other authors of interestFrances Sheridan
The Bluestockings
Frances Sheridan
Frances Sheridan
Passionate friends, romantic friends, intimate friends, and lovers: the long tradition of same-sex friendship
Class and “lesbian celebritites” between the world wars
Is it possible to write historic fiction that’s true to the setting and appealing to the modern reader?
Fashions in historical fiction and historical movies
Janet Todd’s advice to aspiring historical novelists
Books mentionedDon’t You Know There’s a War On? by Janet Todd
Aphra Behn: A Secret Life by Janet Todd
Counterfeit Ladies: The Life and Death of Moll Cutpurse and the Case of Mary Carleton by Elizabeth Spearing and Janet Todd
Mary: A Fiction by Mary Wollstonecraft
Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
Women’s Friendship in Literature by Janet Todd
Lady Susan Plays the Game by Janet Todd (Jane Austen fan-fic)
The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (Charlotte Brontë fan-fic)
The Mirror and the Light (Wolf Hall #3) by Hilary Mantel
This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Aphra Behn
A transcript of this podcast is pending.

Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online

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Links to Heather Online

Website: http://alpennia.com
Email: Heather Rose Jones
Twitter: @heatherosejones
Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

Links to Janet Todd Online

Website: Janet Todd
Books: Janet Todd’s Amazon page
Twitter: @Jan_Todd
Facebook: Janet Todd

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