“Aspects of Homoeroticism in the Mediterranean, the example of Lord Byron and Oscar Wilde”
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: The Mediterranean, homoeroticism and cultural production
1.1: The Mediterranean
The West’s hegemonic narrative of the Mediterranean and its formation into a cultural, ideological and conceptual cultural category. The construction of the Mediterranean as pre-modernist, pre-modern and its marginalization.
1.2: The Mediterranean as a site of homosexuality
Historical context of the narrative of the Mediterranean as a site of sexual and cultural quests.
1.3:Searches for sexuality in Mediterranean art
Cultural representations of the Mediterranean as a site of eroticism, sensuality and sexual freedom with an emphasis on homoerotic relationships.
CHAPTER 2: The example of Lord Byron and Oscar Wilde
2.1: Lord Byron and homoeroticism in the Mediterranean
Analysis of Lord Byron’s life and work on the Mediterranean and homosexuality.
2.1.1 Don Juan
Identify and analyse homoerotic elements in the play and identify their connection with the Mediterranean.
2.1.2 Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
Analysis of the fourth ode of the poem in terms of homoeroticism and search for elements of the Mediterranean landscape and its connotations.
2.2: Oscar Wilde and the Mediterranean fantasy
An examination of Wilde’s experiences in the Mediterranean and their impact on his literary and personal life. Explore Wilde’s fascination with Mediterranean cultures and their associations with sexuality and decadence.
2.2.1 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray as a work that explores the intersections of homosexuality, art and Mediterranean exoticism.
2.2.2 Salome
Analysis of the play “Salome” to find and place homoerotic elements and connections to the Mediterranean.
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