Homosexuality in History:
A Partially Annotated Bibliography
Version 3.12
© Paul Halsall
Last Major Update, December 1998
Last Additions, Sept 7, 2000
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This bibliography is arranged according to subject matter. Although it
originated (in 1989) in a bibliography of medieval homosexuality, and is
most complete for that period, it now addresses the history of
homosexuality in all periods. It is also now up to date. A few items
appear more than once when they fit more than one category. Most of the
annotations are mine, but some are from the bibliographies whence came
the reference.
There has been an outpouring of scholarship on lesbian and gay history
in the past ten years, and much more is in the pipeline. Any printed
bibliography will date quickly, so if you are undertaking a research
project, make sure also to search online databases. The library of the
University of California System, available at
http://www.melvyl.ucop.edu/ is especially useful.
This bibliography is extensive but not comprehensive. For further
research consult the bibliographies of the newer specialist books in
each area of interest. The most important secondary works, in my
opinion, are given in bold text. These should be consulted first.
Additions
I am willing to make addition to this list. If you have suggestions,
send them to:
halsall@fordham.edu
It is very important that publication information is included - full
name of author, full title, place of publication, publisher, date.
If you have a more extended bibliography for a particular period or
issue, I would also be willing to include that. Once again if you send
it to me, please make sure it conforms (more or less) to Chicago Manuel
of Style/Turabian guidelines.
Organization
* I: Bibliographical Resources
* II: History of Homosexuality - General Works
+ A: Theory
+ B: History
+ C: Readers
* III: Antiquity
+ A: Sources
o Ancient Near East
o Greek
o Roman
+ B. Works
o General Antiquity
o Ancient Near East
o Greek
o Roman
* IV: The Middle Ages
+ A: Sources
+ B: Commentaries and Articles on the Above and Other Source
Material
o a) General
o b) Chaucer
o c) Dante
o d) The Issue of "Friendship"
+ C: History of Sexuality & Homosexuality
+ D: Christian Attitudes to Homosexuality
+ E: Local Studies
o a) Italy
o b) France
o c) Spanish Jewry
o d) Byzantium
o e) Medieval Islam
o f) Elsewhere
+ F: The Middle Ages - Sexuality and Law
o a) Church Law
o b) Civil and Secular Law
+ G: Homosexual Individuals
+ H: Other Sexuality/Gender Issues
o a) Homosexuality, Heresy and Witchcraft
o b) Homosexuality, Leprosy and Sickness
o c) Paedophilia
o d) Bestiality
o e) Transvestism
* V: Early Modern Homosexuality - 1500-1800
+ A: General
+ B: Britain
+ C: France
+ D: Netherlands
+ E: Spain/Iberia
+ F: Italy
+ G: Other European
+ H: Colonial Americas
* VI: Modern Western Homosexuality 1750-1980
+ A: General
+ B: Britain
+ C: France
+ D: Spain/Iberia
+ E: Germany/Austria
+ F: The Gay Holocaust
+ G: The Netherlands
+ H: Other European Countries
+ I: North America: Pre "Movement"
+ J: North America: Post "Movement"
+ K: Australia and New Zealand
* VII: History of Homosexuality after AIDS
+ A: General
+ B: Anti-Gay: Criticism of Gay Male Culture by Gay Writers
* VIII: Homosexual Individuals - After 1750
* IX: Anthropological and Sociological Works
+ A: General
+ B: North American Native Cultures
+ C: Pacific Cultures
+ D: African Cultures
+ E: Other
* X: Lesbians
+ A: General
+ B: Ancient and Medieval
+ C: Modern - Pre-"Movement"
+ D: Modern - Post "Movement"
* XI: Homosexuality Outside Europe, Anglo/French North America, and Australiza/NZ
+ A: General
+ B: China
+ C: Japan
+ D: South Asia
+ E: Latin America
+ F: Middle East
+ G: Africa
+ H: Other