The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing

Herausgegeben von Stevens, Hugh

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Produktbeschreibung

In the last two decades, lesbian and gay studies have transformed literary studies. The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing introduces readers to important concepts, methods and cultural and historical debates relevant to the study of sexuality and literature.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Companions to Literature
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9780521716574
• ISBN-10: 0521716578
• Artikelnr.: 31793946

Inhaltsangabe

Chronology; Homosexuality and literature: an introduction Hugh Stevens; 1. Homosexual writing on trial: from Fanny Hill to Gay News Joseph Bristow; 2. Psychoanalysis, homosexuality and modernism Andrew Webber; 3. Lesbian modernism: writing in and beyond the closet Joanne Winning; 4. The erotics of transgression Tim Dean; 5. Normality and queerness in gay fiction Hugh Stevens; 6. The homoerotics of travel: people, ideas, genres Ruth Vanita; 7. The queerness of race and same-sex desire Kathryn Bond Stockton; 8. The literature of AIDS Richard Canning; 9. Transgender fiction and politics Heather Love; 10. Encountering the past in recent lesbian and gay fiction Jodie Medd; 11. Queer cross-gender collaboration Jane Garrity and Tirza True Latimer; 12. Naming the unnameable: lesbian and gay love poetry Richard R. Bozorth; 13. The queer writer in New York David Bergman; Further reading; Index.

Rezensionen

'... for most students textbooks are points of reference only, this companion will be valuable for tis introduction of a complex subject area and exploration of key concepts and theories ... Overall, this text provides a thorough introduction to the literature of gay and lesbian authors, spanning centuries. It is an excellent companion for gay and lesbian literature studies.' The Times Higher Education Supplement