The Cambridge Companion To Gay And Lesbian Writing by Hugh Stevens

The Cambridge Companion To Gay And Lesbian Writing

Hugh Stevens

In the last two decades, lesbian and gay studies have transformed literary studies and developed into a vital and influential area for students and scholars. This Companion introduces readers to the range of debates that inform studies of works by lesbian and gay writers and of literary representations of same-sex desire and queer identities. Each chapter introduces key concepts in the field in an accessible way and uses several important literary texts to illustrate how these concepts can illuminate our readings of them. Authors discussed range from Henry James, E. M. Forster and Gertrude Stein to Sarah Waters and Carol Ann Duffy. The contributors showcase the wide variety of approaches and theoretical frameworks that characterise this field, drawing on related themes of gender and sexuality. With a chronology and guide to further reading, this volume offers a stimulating introduction to the diversity of approaches to lesbian and gay literature.

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ISBN 9780521888448
Genre Literary Criticism; Literary History
Copyright Date 2011
Publication Date 31-Dec-10
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Editor Hugh Stevens
Format Hardcover
No. of Pages 280
Language English
Rating NotRated
Editor Hugh Stevens
Subject Gays; Gays – Intellectual life; Gays In Literature; Gays’ Writings; Gays’ Writings – History And Criticism
BookID 1687

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