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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
March 1, 2003
Pages
204
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781560234142
ISBN-10
1560234148
Dimensions
0.50 by 6 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.74 lbs.
Original list price
$49.95
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Searching for an introduction to the shadowy, intriguing world of early 20th century gay-themed fiction?
In Lost Gay Novels, respected pop culture historian Anthony Slide resurrects fifty early 20th century American novels with gay themes or characters and discusses them in carefully researched, engaging prose. Each entry offers you a detailed discussion of plot and characters, a summary of contemporary critical reception, and biographical information on the often-obscure writer. In Lost Gay Novels, another aspect of gay life and society is, in the words the author, âuncloseted,â providing you with an absorbing glimpse into the world of these nearly forgotten books.
Lost Gay Novels gives you an introduction to:
As Slide says in his introduction: âThe approach of the novelist toward homosexuality may not always be a positive one⦠but the works are important to an understanding of contemporary attitudes toward gay men and gay society.â Lost Gay Novels will help you further your own understanding of the dynamic relationship between literature and culture, and you will finish the book with a greater appreciation of modern American gay fiction.
In Lost Gay Novels, respected pop culture historian Anthony Slide resurrects fifty early 20th century American novels with gay themes or characters and discusses them in carefully researched, engaging prose. Each entry offers you a detailed discussion of plot and characters, a summary of contemporary critical reception, and biographical information on the often-obscure writer. In Lost Gay Novels, another aspect of gay life and society is, in the words the author, âuncloseted,â providing you with an absorbing glimpse into the world of these nearly forgotten books.
Lost Gay Novels gives you an introduction to:
- authors who aren't usually associated with homosexuality, including John Buchan, James M. Cain, and Rex Stout
- the history of gay publishing in the US and abroad
- gay themes in novels published between 1917 and 1950âwith entries from nearly every year!
- the ways in which the popular culture of the time shaped the authors' attitudes toward homosexuality
- the difficulty of finding detailed biographical information on little-known authors
As Slide says in his introduction: âThe approach of the novelist toward homosexuality may not always be a positive one⦠but the works are important to an understanding of contemporary attitudes toward gay men and gay society.â Lost Gay Novels will help you further your own understanding of the dynamic relationship between literature and culture, and you will finish the book with a greater appreciation of modern American gay fiction.
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9781560234142 | details & prices | 204 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.74 lbs | List price $49.95
About: Searching for an introduction to the shadowy, intriguing world of early 20th century gay-themed fiction?
About: Searching for an introduction to the shadowy, intriguing world of early 20th century gay-themed fiction?
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