Contemporary Lesbian Writers of the United States

A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook

Sandra Pollack ; Denise D. Knight

The first comprehensive biographical, critical, and bibliographical source on lesbian writers, this reference book features essays on 100 contemporary writers of poetry, fiction, and drama in the United States. Many had written as self-identified lesbians at some point during the 1970-1992 period of coverage. Each essay comprises a biography, with personal history often derived from interviews, an analysis of major works and themes, an overview of the critical reception, and bibliographies of primary works and of critical studies and reviews. The volume introduction, by Tucker P. Farley, situates contemporary lesbian literature in its historical and political contexts. Appendices list publishers of lesbian writers and periodicals featuring lesbian writing. An extensive bibliography provides nonfiction resources focusing on lesbian issues, including works in psychology, sexuality, parenting, health, history, and theory, as well as literature.

A companion to Contemporary Gay American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook, edited by Emmanuel S. Nelson (Greenwood Press, 1993), this work will be an important addition to college and university libraries supporting gay and lesbian and women’s studies programs and literary curricula incorporating this material. It will also be a valuable resource for public and school libraries and collections and specialists in American literature, providing information and analysis for understanding the expanding literary canon.

Table of Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Donna Allegra

Paula Gunn Allen

Dorothy Allison

Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Nuala Archer

June Arnold

Judith Barrington

Terry Baum

Robin Becker

Becky Birtha

Julie Blackwomon

Alice Bloch

Sdiane Adams Bogus

Sandy Boucher

Blanche McCrary Boyd

Maureen Brady

Beth Brant

Olga Broumas

Rita Mae Brown

Pat Califia

Jane Chambers

Chrystos

Cheryl Clarke

Jan Clausen

Michelle Cliff

Clare Coss

Martha Courtot

Doris Davenport

Nancy Dean

Jacqueline de Angelis

Terri de la Peña

Alexis DeVeaux

Rachel Guido DeVries

Sarah Anne Dreher

Elana Dykewomon

Katherine V. Forrest

Suzanne Gardinier

Sally Miller Gearhart

Jewelle L. Gomez

Melinda Goodman

Janice Gould

Camarin Grae

Judy Grahn

Susan Griffin

Rosa (Cuthbert) Guy

Marilyn Hacker

Eloise Klein Healy

Terri L. Jewell

Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

Willyce Kim

Irena Klepfisz

Lola Lai Jong

Jacqueline Lapidus

Joan Larkin

Andrea Freud Loewenstein

Audre Lorde

Lee Lynch

Paula Martinac

Vicki P. McConnell

Judith McDaniel

Isabel Miller

Kate Millett

Valerie Miner

Honor Moore

Cherríe Moraga

Robin Morgan

Eileen Myles

Joan Nestle

Lesléa Newman

Elisabeth Nonas

Karen Lee Osborne

Pat Parker

Minnie Bruce Pratt

Margaret Randall

Adrienne Rich

Ruthann Robson

Aleida Rodriguez

Mariana Romo-Carmona

Muriel Rukeyser

Jane Rule

Kate Rushin

Joanna Russ

Barbara Ruth

Canyon Sam

Sapphire

May Sarton

Sarah Schulman

Patricia Roth Schwartz

Sandra Scoppettone

Susan Sherman

Sheila Ortiz Taylor

Nancy Toder

Kitty Tsui

Luz Maria Umpierre-Herrera

Chea Villanueva

Jess Wells

Barbara Wilson

Mary Wings

Terry Wolverton

Jacqueline Woodson

Bibliography

Appendices

Index

Notes

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ISBN	313282153
Genre	Bibliography; Autobiography/Biography
Publication Date	Oct-93
Publisher	Greenwood Press
Editor	Sandra Pollack; Denise D. Knight
Format	Hardcover
No. of Pages	688
Language	English
Rating	NotRated
Editor	Sandra Pollack; Denise D. Knight
BookID	2398

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