Gretchen Schultz is a professor in the Department of French Studies at Brown University.
Sapphic Fathers analyses a vast array of literature on lesbianism written by male authors in nineteenth-century France, and whose influence can be traced into American culture and especially pulp fiction. A serious and well-documented account. -- Laure Murat, Department of French and Francophone Studies, University of California, Los Angeles Gretchen Schultz presents a unique and novel perspective on an important topic. The final chapter is a tour de force of literary history and criticism. -- Melanie C. Hawthorne, Department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures, Texas A&M University A significant scholarly achievement. Readers whose primary interest is in cultural or intellectual history have a lot to gain from this research. -- Peter Cryle, Emeritus Professor, Centre for the History of European Discourses, University of Queensland