Interview with Molly Tanzer - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 34b

Interview with Molly Tanzer
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 34b with Heather Rose Jones

A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women.

In this episode we talk about

Finding inspiration in 18-19th century literature
Queer themes in historic literature and how they are erased
Exploring the decadent movement and gender-flipping The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The complexities of signaling queer content in mainstream books--are queer relationships spoilers?
Cultural intersections in Vermillion and why there aren’t any sequels at this point
Shifts in the social landscape in how authors approach gender, sexuality, and cultural background
Molly’s attraction to 18th century settings, being inspired by historic aesthetics and artistic movements
Conversations that manifest in artistic output
The roots of the modern novel in women’s literature of the 18th century
Trying to write in the current political climate

Molly’s Books

Creatures of Will and Temper
Creatures of Want and Ruin
Creatures of Charm and Hunger (forthcoming in Spring 2020)
Vermillion
Rumbullion (novella) - 18th c “Rashomon with fops” (male protagonist)
The Pleasure Merchant - 18th c (male protagonist)

Other books mentioned

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
A Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft
Pamela: or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson
Clarissa: or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

No transcript is available for this episode

Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online

Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
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Links to Heather Online

Website: http://alpennia.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @heatherosejones
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Heather-Rose-Jones-490950014312292/

Links to Molly Tanzer Online

twitter: https://twitter.com/molly_the_tanz
fb: https://www.facebook.com/mollytanzer
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly_tanzer/
website: http://mollytanzer.com

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