Queering Romantic Engagement in the Postal Age: A Rhetorical Education

by Pamela Vanhaitsma

Romantic letters are central to understanding same-sex romantic relationships from the past, with debates about so-called romantic friendship turning on conflicting interpretations of letters. Too often, however, these letters are treated simply as unstudied expressions of heartfelt feeling. In Queering Romantic Engagement in the Postal Age: A Rhetorical Education, Pamela VanHaitsma nuances such approaches to reading letters, showing how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611179904
• ISBN13: 9781611179903
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher