The A to Z of Lesbian Literature serves two primary functions: to provide further information to those who are already familiar with the field and to explain it to those who are just getting acquainted. Several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on important writers like Sappho, Colette, Mary Wollstonecraft, and many others who are less well known are included. Other entries deal with the styles, themes, literary movements, publishers, and outstanding works of the genre.