Gay Men s Literature in the Twentieth Century

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Gay Men s Literature in the Twentieth Century
Author : Mark Lilly
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Publisher : NYU Press
Language : English
Release Date : 01 November 1993
ISBN : 9780814750810
Pages : 249 pages
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Gay Men s Literature in the Twentieth Century by Mark Lilly Book PDF Summary

In gay men's writing, tenderness lies side by side with rage; existential rejection of convention rubs shoulders with sexual hedonism. Beginning with Wilde's and Byron's existentialist outlaw, the theme of social rebellion, and the fight against conformity, form a common link among the literary works of the twentieth century. But mainstream academic criticism has shown itself for the most part incapable of engaging gay work without distorting or ignoring its most central features.

Gay Men s Literature in the Twentieth Century

In gay men's writing, tenderness lies side by side with rage; existential rejection of convention rubs shoulders with sexual hedonism. Beginning with Wilde's and Byron's existentialist outlaw, the theme of social rebellion, and the fight against conformity, form a common link among the literary works of the twentieth century. But

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